WITH THE EMBRACE OF FOREST ON ONE SIDE AND THE EXPANSE OF THE OKANAGAN LAKE ON THE OTHER, THIS DESIGN IS A BUILT MANIFESTATION OF PLACE, PURPOSED TO HEIGHTEN ONE’S UNDERSTANDING AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE LAND UPON WHICH IT SITS. PRODUCED BY LAYER UPON LAYER OF SKETCHES AND STUDY THAT SOUGHT TO DISCOVER THE EXISTING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE, THE DESIGN DOES NOT REFLECT A SINGULAR CONCEPT OR IDEA. CONCEPTUALIZED AS AN EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN AN OBJECT, THE DWELLING’S SENSE OF DISCOVERY WAS IMAGINED THROUGH VISUALIZATION OF HOW THE FORMWORK WOULD FACILITATE ENJOYMENT OF THE PROPERTY. DEFINED BY ITS PURE LINES AND TRANSPARENCY, THE OUTDOORS ARE WELCOMED IN AT NEARLY EVERY TURN, WITH EXPANSIVE GLAZING AND SLIDING GLASS DOORS THAT CELEBRATE THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR CONNECTION. SEAMLESSLY KNIT INTO THE ROCKY LANDSCAPE, THE FLOORPLATE WAS DESIGNED AROUND THE SITE’S NATURAL GRANITE RIDGES, LAID OUT TO ALLOW VISIBILITY OF THE BOULDER-STREWN LANDSCAPE INTO KEY AREAS OF THE DWELLING. AN A-TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION PRACTISE WAS IMPLEMENTED TO ALLOW FOR A REDUCTIVE INSERTION INTO THE TYPOGRAPHY. REDUCED TO A MINIMUM, HUMBLE YET COMMANDING MATERIALS WERE CHOSEN IN RESPONSE TO THE SETTING, INTENDED TO RESEMBLE PRE-EXISTING NATURAL OBJECTS IN THEIR CONTEXT. THE RESULTING DESIGN IS A STRIKING MODERN SCULPTURE SET INTO A SERENE NATURAL SETTING.