Born at the drawing board stage it was particularly easy to sculpt the interior architecture to create double heights and voids, vistas and unrestricted views. Entirely aborting the shoebox syndrome, I aimed to unite spaces rather than divide and to string all three levels of the space into seamless continuity of experiential flow.

Given the three floor programme, it was conceived that the entry for the home should be on level three, which houses the formal living, dining, kitchen and guestroom- you then walk down to the informal living room and three bedrooms, or up to the terrace- which is the party area- the doors of which slide and fold to reveal and unite with the hard landscaped zen garden, with its view of the sparkling lights of the city yonder.

Look up and the tensile sails of the upper terrace lit in hues of orange and red create another visual connection between the upper and lower terrace. The ramp on the upper terrace with the sails overhead have prompted many to do a Titanic ‘King of the World’ while I advise caution from below.