Aerial view of modern wooden houses surrounded by lush tropical greenery and palm trees under a blue sky.
A modern indoor-outdoor living space with a wooden corridor leading to an open living room with a lounge area, dining table, and tropical plants outside.

South Kauai Residence 02

Koloa (Kauai, Hawaii)

2025

second conceptual design

The second concept reimagines the original design through the language of Hawaiian architecture. Local roof requirements became an opportunity to explore a more expressive pavilion composition, where distinct rooflines shape a sequence of interconnected volumes and open-air spaces.

Modern house with wooden exterior and steps leading to entrance, surrounded by lush tropical plants and trees, with mountains and a partly cloudy sky in the background.

design challenges

preserving the modular logic and simplicity of fabrication and assembly,

the design deepens the relationship between architecture and landscape.

Modern house with a wooden deck, glass-enclosed interior, steps leading up, and a swimming pool in a lush tropical garden.

Transparency, natural ventilation, and fluid transitions between indoors and outdoors allow the house to feel light and permeable — a collection of pavilions shaped by climate, nature, and the rhythms of island living.

Modern wooden house with large glass windows, outdoor deck, small pool, surrounded by lush tropical plants and trees, under a blue sky with some clouds.