New 4-bedroom straddles hillside in San Carlos

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character.

Outdoor spaces abound at this freshly finished four-bedroom home that sits in the San Carlos hills between Highway 101 and Interstate 280.

The trilevel contemporary includes Italian-engineered hardwood floors and plenty of designer details.

Several dropped ceilings lend visual texture to an expansive great room anchored on one end with an open kitchen finished with quartz counters and Viking appliances.

A living area on the opposite side opens to one of the home’s redwood decks through sliding glass doors.

Bedrooms and public areas open to either view decks out front or a terraced backyard with built-in benches.

The open floor plan and indoor/outdoor living spaces make this a place that can be the site of both grand celebrations and low-key evenings at home.