Initially I thought that the best way to create an environment similar to the one my client was used to in Tahiti would be an interior garden. But the space wouldn't have allowed a proper garden. By cutting the container in two pieces and separating them, a little garden is created between them and the view from the bathroom and the living room improves.
The entrance for the main building will be through glass doors. Even though a glass wall may seem a bad idea considering Gauguin lived in the 19th Century, I think that he would have enjoyed that, since he was an eccentric man and hated the conventional.
The small building has view over the small garden and a carved stone bathtub.
The privacy will be provided by trees on the west side of the house.
The traditional stove in the main building has aesthetic role, heating the whole building as well. The small building is South oriented and the water will be heated by sunlight during the day.
A small space for conversation with view over the garden and heat from the stove is provided in the main building.
Contrast: glass vs dark timber vs white walls
The entrance for the main building will be through glass doors. Even though a glass wall may seem a bad idea considering Gauguin lived in the 19th Century, I think that he would have enjoyed that, since he was an eccentric man and hated the conventional.
The small building has view over the small garden and a carved stone bathtub.
The privacy will be provided by trees on the west side of the house.
The traditional stove in the main building has aesthetic role, heating the whole building as well. The small building is South oriented and the water will be heated by sunlight during the day.
A small space for conversation with view over the garden and heat from the stove is provided in the main building.
Contrast: glass vs dark timber vs white walls