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Residential design is perhaps the most personal and sensitive application of the architect's
skills and must often strike a balance between the owner's dreams and the realities of costs.
Site factors, local regulations and the specific needs of the occupants bring further complexity to
the task.
Boone Morrison's residential design work begins with the concept that homes are built upon Planet Earth, not simply a site or house lot. Beginning with a site inventory, the architect prepares an overview of all the relevant elements - views, weather patterns, surrounding structures, natural resources, and avenues of approach. Hawaii offers wide range of climate zones, from the humid tropical beaches to the sometimes chilly high country, and these become a central element in the early design decisions.
Working closely with the owners, lists of required and desired elements are prepared to guide the design work and prepare a frame of refference for the emerging residence. Through a series of clearly defined steps, the design concept is developed with continuing owner involvement until a pleasing and satisfactory solution is achieved.
By working closely with the builder throughout the process, costs are constantly checked
and reviewed, insuring that the desired budget levels will be met. This collaboration
produces a greater value for the given investment, without sacrifice of quality at any level.
Simple, strongly stated forms enclose human scaled spaces and preserve budgets to be concentrated upon rich and vibrant interiors. Boone Morrison's homes are built to enrich the lives of their occupants and shy away from unneeded expenditures on impressing the neighbors. Preservation of existing landscape elements and the celebration of site features create settings where the structure appears as a part of the land, not an object resting upon it.
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