Wrapped in a series of be-spoke dynamic louvred screens to verandah or courtyard spaces this house provides for a calm tropical pink styled living. Either opening to its riverside location or shuttering to protect and give privacy its occupancy is responsive to light , wind and attitude. Clerestorey windows lead to a corrugate roof edge and into the surrounding pohutakawa.

The open steel trussed frame and detail give rhythm and order to interior spaces illuminated to a hyper-real quality. The collection of art and things displayed on wall or in cabinet fold and turn in an S-shaped plan. Designed for grand parents the house extends to accommodate growing families and generations providing independent separate living, exterior courtyard and utility functions beyond the shared gathering areas.