Laced beneath the tree canopies of Castlecrag is a network of meandering pathways that find their way along the rocky platforms and outcrops of the peninsula. Places to linger and be drawn to the views across fingers of green water. It was this experience of walking the site that inspired a house designed to encourage pause and reflection- a continual discovery of and connection to place. The house prioritises the elemental qualities of prospect and refuge whilst balancing the requirements of a young family. Establishing a strong, grounded connection to the site and its intimate native garden, the house opens to the distant horizon, intermediating between these two opposing aspects.