The design for this home focussed on two key elements: working around the trees with their own striking architectural stature while ensuring the home would access the sea views the plot provided and making use of thermal gains from the sun.  To achieve this, the structure of the design makes use of two rectangular shapes, stacked above each other and rotated at an acute angle to each other.  The choice of materials was deliberate too; using reclaimed natural stone and blackened timber to make a weatherproof, low maintenance home for these modern-minded retirees.