The Von Imhof Residence sits on a south-facing bench above the Potter Creek valley, commanding unobstructed views across Cook Inlet to the Alaska Range and south into Turnagain Arm.
The structural concrete lower level is cast against the hillside, providing both thermal mass and a rigid foundation for the cantilevered upper deck that extends 14 feet beyond the slope below.
All steel connections are thermally broken with structural thermal isolators — a critical detail that prevents heat loss through the metal elements that would otherwise bypass the building's insulation layer.
