A limestone villa with deep shade, a pool and a walled garden.
A family villa for hot weather: a private street front with a gated drive, shaded terraces that open to a pool and lawn, and upper rooms with their own balconies.
Tall limestone piers and a deep, dark roof plane shade the glazing below. Vertical screens give privacy at the street, and olive trees and low planting soften the stone.
Pale natural stone, deep overhangs and planting that suits the climate.
Sinai, Egypt · Residential
We started with the canyon, not the plot. Two long floors sit back into the rock under deep roof planes, and the lower level opens straight onto a still pool that reads as an extension of the water.
The house takes its character from the place, so it cannot date.
United Kingdom · Residential
Warm brick, timber and stone give the house a settled feel, and large panes of glass tie inside to garden. The plan is arranged around arrival first and the terrace second.
Natural materials that weather well and a calm, balanced front.
Amman, Jordan · Residential
The house follows the slope in terraces. Limestone walls and olive planting root it in the hillside, and gates and walls give privacy without turning its back on the view.
Local stone, planting and a low profile mean it will weather into the hill.
