The contrast between immediate view and extended view. Following through to the family room, one solid wall provides groundedness and edge to which lightly attaches a timber framed structure and glass.
A modern pared back play on an interpretation of the traditional barn or stables, as if the stone wall is but a ruin, a remnant of a previous building.
Large doors slide away to create an open pavilion. The end wall is but glass framing Mt Earnslaw to the north. Exterior lourves provide filtered screened light from the direct northern sun.
This space is open and directly connected to either the sheltered courtyard to the east or to the more exposed terrace to the west. This provides spaces around where one can hunkered back away from winds.