THIS DESIGN IS LOOSELY BASED ON TEMPLE STRUCTURES FOUND AT ISA, JAPAN. A LIFE LONG INTEREST IN TRADITIONAL JAPANESE DESIGN, FOUND A DESIGN OPPORTUNITY IN THIS NEW MEXICO HOME. CIRCULATION PATHS FOLLOW RIGHT ANGLES THROUGH THE HOUSE AND ROOM RELATIONSHIPS ARE PREDICATED BY FENG SHUI PRINCIPLES. WITH VEIWS INTO PRIVATE COURTYARDS OR THE SANGRE MOUNTAINS BEYOND, DAILY CIRCULATION THROUGH THIS HOUSE IS A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT NATURE IS A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY.

THIS THREE BEDROOM, TWO-STOREY HOUSE INCLUDES A SECOND LEVEL BEDROOM WITH AN EXTERIOR DECK FOR OUTDOOR LIVING AND SLEEPING. THE MASTER SUITE TOUTS A ENDLESS POOL ROOM, AND A PRIVATE ZEN COURTYARD. THE GREAT ROOM IS APPOINTED WITH SURROUNDING WALL NICHOS FOR THE DISPLAY OF FIGURATIVE ART WORK AND COLLECTED WORKS OF ASIAN FURNITURE. THE OPEN CONCEPT KITCHEN IS DESIGNED AS PART OF THE GREAT ROOM TO ENCOURAGE CONVERSATION DURING FAMIY GATHERINGS. AS AN ODE TO ISA, THE FREE-STANDING BREAKFAST PAVILLION ANCHORS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE BUILDING, WHERE OCCUPANTS ENJOY 180-VEIWS OF THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE.