Kailua Residence, Hawaii Central Pacific
Kailua Residence, Hawaii Photos, Central Pacific Luxury Accommodation Architecture
Kailua Residence in Hawaii
Sep 18, 2022
Design: West Edge Architects
Location: Kailua, Hawaii, Central Pacific, United States of America
Photos by Andrea Brizzi
Kailua Residence, Hawaii
When West Edge Architects client approached them regarding the Kailua Residence he wanted for him and his family, he talked about the project in an unusual way. He began by saying that before we speak about the particulars of the house, ??.I need to tell you about the spiritual journey that I have been on for the last few years.? He then talked about it as a place of love, where people could feel love and the joy of living, the way children feel joy. He described the house as a refuge, a place where he and his family could feel separate and protected from the rest of the world.
Wow! OK. So with those words in mind, and the particulars of the program and site understood (about 15,000 SF with nine bedrooms and a variety of living spaces on a rectangular site , the narrow side of which runs along a beautiful beach) we developed a plan that organized the house on two stories, in a series of pavilions set into a more or less continuous garden space that extended the entire 475 foot length of the property from the street to the dune marking the beginning of the beach. The three pavilions closest to the beach are connected to each other with a two story gallery that runs along the side yard. Bridges connect across ...
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