Hawaiian Assembly House

Assembly House was designed for London-based clients who spend some of their free time in Hawaii and receive numerous visitors. More of a residential campus than a house, the 4.5-acre complex consists of eighteen pavilions set around a formal family quadrangle and loosely defined guest courtyard.
Hawaiian Assembly House Site Plan
The site is organized around a central axis that starts at the 10-foot-square stone entry lanai; carries through the central garden and a cruciform-shaped structure containing the kitchen and living, dining, and family rooms; and ends with the main swimming pool, a rectangle more than 100 feet long that extends views out toward the ocean. This central axis aligns with the 8,200-foot-tall Hualalai volcano some ten miles away to the southeast.
Hawaiian Assembly House

Entering the property, the family quarters consisting of master and childrens' pavilions, two offices, and the tennis pavilion are to the left of the main axis, while guest quarters bedroom pavilions, a guest living/ dining/kitchen structure, and a freeform pool and courtyard are at right.

Assembly House

The pavilions are open on all sides. In some areas, freestanding wood columns frame non-structural wood partition walls that float within. These are combined with structural walls of quartzite stone, set horizontally to resemble rock strata a special request of one of the owners, a geologist. Additional retractable walls throughout the complex are composed of three layers glass, bronze insect screens, and operable louvers for privacy that can be closed independents or in combination. Ceilings are of larch wood, set in radial patterns inspired by the architecture of Bali.

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The serpentine perimeter wall is built of local lava stone, emphasizing the house's strong connection with its natural surroundings.

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