Palm Frond Retreat
Palm Frond Retreat
- Architecture Koichi Takada
- Landscaping Myles Baldwin
- Photography Prue Ruscoe
- Styling Olga Lewis
Taking cues from the home’s trademark exterior screens, louvres and curves, the interior is organic and flowing – giving the framework for the texture and layers, such as the timber and travertine fluting. The fireplace and the powder room, both in fluted travertine, and the fluted-timber kitchen bench become the heroes in these spaces. The tactile palette also includes rattan inserts in joinery, marble in the kitchen, terrazzo in the main ensuite and seagrass wallpaper in the powder room.
On the ground floor, the kitchen forms the central hub, with the entertaining spaces on one side and relaxed family zones on the other. Walls of glazing allow a seamless transition between indoors and out with generous, protected spaces for entertaining family and friends, while pockets throughout offer a solitary escape.
One of the most successful features in the design of this home is the ability to see all the way through this structure. By providing a clear line of sight from one end to the other, this design element creates a sense of continuity and flow, encouraging movement and exploration within the space. While the house celebrates the view, there’s so much to see along the way.
Palm Frond Retreat
Palm Frond Retreat
- Architecture Koichi Takada
- Landscaping Myles Baldwin
- Photography Prue Ruscoe
- Styling Olga Lewis
Taking cues from the home’s trademark exterior screens, louvres and curves, the interior is organic and flowing – giving the framework for the texture and layers, such as the timber and travertine fluting. The fireplace and the powder room, both in fluted travertine, and the fluted-timber kitchen bench become the heroes in these spaces. The tactile palette also includes rattan inserts in joinery, marble in the kitchen, terrazzo in the main ensuite and seagrass wallpaper in the powder room.
On the ground floor, the kitchen forms the central hub, with the entertaining spaces on one side and relaxed family zones on the other. Walls of glazing allow a seamless transition between indoors and out with generous, protected spaces for entertaining family and friends, while pockets throughout offer a solitary escape.
One of the most successful features in the design of this home is the ability to see all the way through this structure. By providing a clear line of sight from one end to the other, this design element creates a sense of continuity and flow, encouraging movement and exploration within the space. While the house celebrates the view, there’s so much to see along the way.
Palm Frond Retreat
Palm Frond Retreat
- Architecture Koichi Takada
- Landscaping Myles Baldwin
- Photography Prue Ruscoe
- Styling Olga Lewis
Taking cues from the home’s trademark exterior screens, louvres and curves, the interior is organic and flowing – giving the framework for the texture and layers, such as the timber and travertine fluting. The fireplace and the powder room, both in fluted travertine, and the fluted-timber kitchen bench become the heroes in these spaces. The tactile palette also includes rattan inserts in joinery, marble in the kitchen, terrazzo in the main ensuite and seagrass wallpaper in the powder room.
On the ground floor, the kitchen forms the central hub, with the entertaining spaces on one side and relaxed family zones on the other. Walls of glazing allow a seamless transition between indoors and out with generous, protected spaces for entertaining family and friends, while pockets throughout offer a solitary escape.
One of the most successful features in the design of this home is the ability to see all the way through this structure. By providing a clear line of sight from one end to the other, this design element creates a sense of continuity and flow, encouraging movement and exploration within the space. While the house celebrates the view, there’s so much to see along the way.