HUT HOUSE

With: Johnston Marklee

Clients: Private Residence

Status: Complete

The new house and guest house, designed by Johnston Marklee, sit as beautiful objects on the landscape with Kauai's dramatic coastal views as their backdrop. The goal of the gardens is to create a landscape that belongs to the island and grounds the setting for the building. Subtle plant choices used in bold massings frame large expanses of native grasses. A sunken blue lava rock garden room anchors a series of rustic stone terraces with substantial production gardens. Next to the guest house, a new pond with water spilling over rock wall weirs, surrounded by a bamboo forest, creates an enchanting place for relaxation.

GSLA Studio

We strongly believe in the power of good design to transform everyday experience. Our work responds to the integrity inherent in a site and brings to each project a strong engagement with the dynamic experience of a place and the importance of practical, as well as poetic, considerations. Working across scale and spectrum to meet the needs of your project, we engage in process and focus on outcomes that bring a semblance of balance and beauty back to this crazy world. Collaboration is a cornerstone of our practice and our relationships with clients, architects and consultants are paramount to the success of our work.

We would love to help you create meaningful and enduring landscapes.

Ryan Gutierrez & Joe Sturges