The logistical challenge was to create a relatively small home that serves as the primary residence of a large family.

The house is conceived as a very simple masonry volume: "the foundation of the family", perched on the edge of a ravine. The "foundation" volume, though it is solid, is softened by the basket-weave pattern of the masonry block façade — a relatively inexpensive, industrial material is reinterpreted in a playful and unique way. Responding to the client's desire for privacy, the primary approach to the house only shows the entrey door. However, the interior of the home is light and airy due to a large window wall facing the tree tops of the ravine below. While the house is built of simple, industrial materials to manage costs, a moment of indulgence is created with the bathtub that hovers over a two-storey space and also faces the ravine. Last, because the house is quite small for a large family, an exterior, screened-in living/dining area was designed for the flat roof, with the steel stair linking the interior living area and exterior living area.