Essentially, I wanted to combine the best and most interesting elements of Balinese architecture but in a subtle, Western way. What I've tried to do here is to replicate the basic Balinese form in a more daring way, but the basic structure and the basic construction is Balinese. |
I tried to allow the house to have airflow throughout, keep it cool, allow the breezes through and allow as much light as possible. |
This site screamed out for a house . It's such a marvelous location ... from the topography of the site, to the shape of the site, everything said to me: This is where I should try and build a house. We have the river; we have the marvelous rice terraces which we can see from our decks. |