The brief for this renovation was to modernise the existing dwelling and to open up the transition between inside and outside, by creating an open-plan living space with large north facing (garden) openings and the focal point being the kitchen. A courtyard was created next to the new open kitchen, to accommodate the vegetable gardens and to provide an private breakfast nook. The new angular “lounge block” was designed with approach and landscaping lines in mind and the angled facade helped with hiding the security screen and stacking door when in the open positions. New finishes where used throughout for a very integrated and complete renovation. Security was also of key importance, so a combination of elegant american shutters and electronic roller-shutters where used throughout the house, in a manner that did not detract from the “new openness” and contemporary design which had been created.