4338 Upland Drive

The architecture does the work. 4338 Upland Drive is a period-correct mid-century modern in Madison's Sunset Village — original redwood paneling, terrazzo entry, sandstone brick fireplace, and windows that turn a wooded lot into a living painting. Floor-to-ceiling glass in the main living area. Corner windows in the primary bedroom that open to the canopy. Clerestory bands that catch the light and drag it across original redwood walls. The house was designed to dissolve the boundary between inside and out, and it still does. Three bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1,700 square feet of split-level proportion that feels exactly as considered as it was when it was built. The kitchen has been refreshed with new appliances and built-in butcher-block without disturbing the bones. The powder room — dark walls, walnut vanity, globe pendants — is a quiet design statement. Nestled on a wooded lot just blocks from Hilldale, minutes from UW and University Hospital. Some homes are renovated this one was restore