An internally oriented plan, the external street facing facades are purposely solid, robust features with minimal openings. The spaces positioned on the perimeter of the building’s façade are clad in a continuous blackened ‘Shou Sugi Ban’ timber cladding. These walls coupled with the insitu concrete blades both provide solidity and protection whilst directing views towards the internal courtyard and garden spaces.

In contrast living spaces are open and light filled with high ceilings and expansive glazing, fully focused on bringing the landscape inside. These open spaces are grounded by the extensive insitu concrete blade walls which are designed to reach out into the landscape. The height, length and sheer size of these walls will be a predominant feature of the building, creating bookends to the building’s journey, guiding the inhabitant from the front gate all the way through to the rear garden.