The landscape, architecture and interiors are in direct response to the environment and climate. Each component of the design is broken down to volume, line and plane and takes inspiration from classical architectural proportioning and spatial hierarchy. The depth of the windows allows the home owners to take advantage of natural ventilation and the sliding screens are an integral response to the climate.

Courtyards are experienced sequentially and hierarchically through a choreographed procession of the house. They are designed to heighten to experience of the user with light, sound, touch, and sight. The imposition of the courtyards was a method to re-imagine living in the tropics through an exploration of negative space between interior and exterior spaces.