Overlooking Kukui'ula Harbor with Mount Hā'upu to the west, a triptych of freestanding gable roofs with vertical screen veils floats above a tropical landscape. Here, life is lived as if within a lush garden hideaway, the air hovering with the scent of plumerias planted alongside walls made of the island's volcanic blue rock basalt.
A pair of beach heliotrope trees signal the entry to the home, leading to a basalt stone walkway with shallow, mirror-like pools on either side. With glass walls retracted out of sight, subtle shifts in light and air temperature signal the passage through a covered lanai and into the main gathering space. Visible just beyond, the horizon of the Pacific invites one to step outward toward the rear lanai, as if called by the sigh of swaying of palms.
