The house is sited in the centre of a corner block. It is generally one-room wide and ‘Z’ shaped in plan to take advantage of the views. Upper-level bedrooms similarly enjoy both prospects. A painted ‘fibro’ box containing bedrooms at the upper level offers protection to lower-level indoor and outdoor living spaces.

Conventional domestic construction is manipulated for an elegant expression, including a folded, floating wall with adjustable vertical louvres for western sun screening.