Mark de Reus, in
association with Hart Howerton, designed this home on one of the prime coastal
properties of Kuki'o, this six-bedroom residence is designed as a series of
separate hales (buildings) within a garden. Starting with an understated stone
entry inspired by the split temple gateways of Bali, the stone walkway leads
through a palm lined walk, past smaller hales to the open-air pavilion of
the main hale.
The main hale includes the main gathering areas and the master bedroom suite
that open onto wrap-around pools with views over historic anchialine ponds to
the surf break of Kikaua Point and wider views of Uluweuweu Bay.Responding to
the owner's love of Maybeck and Green and Green architecture, the design of
this residence was conceived as Craftsman style reinterpreted for its tropical
setting. True to the principles of Craftsman, the design elements of this home
were reduced to their simplest forms – that of shelter and framing views.