They also masterminded the approach to the house, replacing the old, utilitarian farm-access road with a long sweeping drive that follows the hill's grade, preparing visitors to be immersed in 360 degrees of nature.

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Long's recent works include the Road River, on Box Hill, in Surrey, on the route of the 2012 Olympic cycle road races.

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It was, and remains, on Coyote Hill Road, in Palo Alto, nestled in the foothills on the edge of town, in a long, low concrete building, with enormous terraces looking out over the jewels of Silicon Valley.

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