Fire & Water

Their sights set on an open fireplace design, a Sunset Hills couple turns to David Williams to make their dreams a reality.

- Charlene Oldham

For each of architect David Williams’ projects, like this outdoor living space set on a half-acre in a Sunset Hills neighborhood, he first builds the space as a scale model—contours of the land included. Doing so, he says, allows him to “experiment with shapes and with the elements.” The homeowners purchased their cottage-style home in 2012, but with their children grown and living out of the house, they decided that the time was right to create a multifunctional entertainment area for family and friends. With that goal in mind, Williams and his team at Cite Works Architects had one year to complete the work, just enough time for the couple to celebrate—outdoors, naturally—their son’s graduation from medical school.