A play of light and shadow, a patter of falling rain, a breeze that flows throughout, and a house that organizes itself around a covered courtyard pool, with geometric perforated concrete panels that lets all the above happen.
And geometric boldness pretty much rules the day all throughout the house. There’s lots of cool stuff going on, as the house pulls and stretches this way and that to catch the light or a breeze. Or to catch a tree, embracing a towering royal palm tree that becomes another courtyard.
The great hall, no surprise, is really the centerpiece, opening without barrier to the pool with the three skylights (two angled to catch the morning sun, the other to catch the evening) being just the beginning as the concrete screen above the pool further lets the light dance about. As a bonus, the cross-ventilation from this open screen above the pool, plus those on the front and back of the house, keeps it cool and pleasant and lets everyone be late into the evening before any lights need to be turned on.
Great designs embrace their context, and this house does so in spades. Great work, and looks like a very fun place to live.
Lynx Thoughts 