This building, which functions as both office and residence, engages with its surroundings with certainty, confidence and sincerity. The proportions are considered and definite, and seamless in their relationship of traditional with contemporary. An elegant screen which could be read as a cloak provides a signifier on the front of the house. The interior is restrained and necessarily dominated by programme; the Architect has responded successfully to a complex brief, repositioning the dwelling on the site to bring clarity to the front and added functionality to the rear.