Perched on a cliff over Manele Bay on the southern coast of Lanai, once home to the Dole pineapple plantation, Descend House is named for its downward sloping site. The owners who fell in love with the place for its natural beauty and remote location, accessed by ferry from Maui requested a home with a large, casual central living space and bedrooms for visiting friends and family.
From the entry, one passes a two-story garage/guesthouse, where a series of stairs descends first to the entry lanai, great room, and main living pavilion, then down further to the pool level. The site ends at a cliff that drops down to the water. The 12% grade allows for magnificent views of the ocean and remote Sweetheart Rock from most of the complex.
The central axis which passes through the garage and two lanais to the main house, with its symmetrical. H-shaped plan emphasizes the linear downward progression.
The pavilions, with their four bedrooms, have retractable walls for maximum ventilation, and columns made from ohia tree trunks. Decorative railings are also ohia. Roofs are of slate tile, chosen for its resemblance to lava stone.
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