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"Marcel definitely had an influence on my life," says Stahl in the 2002 book Marcel Sedletzky: Architect and Teacher. "Creating this house with Marcel was the root of my adulthood. He led me to look beyond the ordinary, to the extraordinary."

The sculptural, hyperbolic paraboloid design presented its share of challenges. "He did these wonderful things that are both subtle and complex," Stahl explains. "Things you don't see at first but that have so much to do with the magic of the house—textures and shapes and details."

When built in 1971, the home was one‐third of the size it is today, Sedletzky's design is described as a "soaring, angular, asymmetrical wood‐framed composition with a dramatic twisting wall reminiscent of a hand‐built boat with its overlapping boards."

As Stahl's family grew, the architect incorporated additions, including a children's wing. Among the last additions he designed in the 1990s were the entry hall and living room.

"Marcel was just such an incredible engineer, too," says Stahl of Sedletzky. "He loved a puzzle—the more complicated the better. He understood structures and dynamics so well…He knew exactly what he was doing."

Today, at 4,091 square feet, the Stahl House features five bedrooms and six baths. In the dining area, guests can gather around a circular "almost submarine‐like fireplace that looks like it's part of a ship," Stanley says.

"What I love about this house," adds Stanley, "is that you can't tell what was built when."

Having raised three children here, Stahl takes great pride in the home.

"It was a great time in Bill's life," says Stanley, "and I think he's okay with finding someone who's going to love this house like he did."

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