Anchored into the site’s rear sloping contours, the Koola residence is a refined assemblage of intersecting volumes, forming a spatial narrative that navigates the thresholds between public openness and private retreat.

The formal entry is signified by a monolithic luxury stone feature, standing as a sentinel to the home’s interior world. This element establishes a strong axial presence, while simultaneously delineating the entry from the sunken living zones beyond. Descending from this threshold leads to the main living space—a dramatic double-height volume where the boundaries between kitchen, dining, and lounge dissolve into a seamless continuum.

The living space features expansive glazing and multiple entry to the alfresco, while a timber-clad terrace extends towards a landscaped garden and a pool, which is in close proximity to the living space. Above the kitchen counter, a slender strip of windows invites a tactile connection with the garden, placing part of the garden within arm’s reach – be it edible herbs, flowering shrubs, or aromatic plants.

Throughout, the design is grounded in a meticulous materiality. Natural timber parquet flooring stretches across the living spaces, imbuing warmth, while veins of natural stone punctuate the interiors with moments of sculptural intensity. Subtle nods to tradition—arched doorways, intricate mouldings, and baffle ceilings—thread a narrative of French elegance, their delicacy counterbalanced by the residence’s clean, contemporary lines.