The ground floor of the main house is developed as a garden villa, with four separate pavilions distributed across the flat area of the site.  The negative space formed by the disposition of these volumes becomes a free flowing indoor – outdoor living area that opens to gardens in every direction. 

The pavilions are each dedicated to specific program elements that require privacy. Kitchen and service spaces are housed in a stone clad volume to the North of the main entry.  The owners’ offices are located in an adjacent volume rendered in wood and dark plaster.  Further East, a media room pavilion and a gym/ guest suite volumes are rendered in dark plaster as well to contrast with the light limestone floors. 

The upper floor is conceived as a closed and private volume stacked on top of and clear-spanning between these ground floor pavilions. A separate lightweight structural system allows for cantilevers in each direction that emphasize the horizontal extension of the building.