This is not a story of renovation. It is a story of a home growing gracefully alongside the people who love it.

When this couple purchased their Almaden Valley home in 2002, they made it entirely their own — a three-story hillside residence that became the backdrop for a busy professional life and years of gatherings with business partners and friends.

At the heart of it all was the second floor family room. With its soaring Mansard ceiling, it was where they spent most of their time, and the standard by which every design decision would be measured.

As the years passed, the couple needed something the house had never offered: an effortless connection between the four-car garage on the ground floor and the living spaces above. The challenge was finding the right location for an elevator without disrupting the rooms they loved most.

The answer sat between the family room and living room, adjacent to the foyer — central to everything. It meant repurposing a hall closet and AV room, moving a wall, and fully redesigning the entertainment center. The elevator itself was built to the maximum residential size, spacious and considered rather than an afterthought.