Clifftop House in Maui / Dekleva Gregoric Arhitekti

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  • Architects: dekleva gregoric architects: Dekleva Gregoric Arhitekti
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  10000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
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  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Black Pearl, Comstock Castle, Ikea, Magis, Nitty Gritty, Seletti, Technics, ebay (source)
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Clifftop House in Maui / Dekleva Gregoric Arhitekti - Facade
© Cristóbal Palma / Estudio Palma

The owners and the site
Windsurf sail designer Robert Stroj moves from Europe to Maui to lead the design research studio of Neil Pryde in Kahului, Maui. If Maui south coast is gentle and works for indulging all-inclusive holidays, its north coast is a rough surfer’s paradise with strong winds and most important perfect waves.

It is in the middle of the ocean, far-off from almost everything. The home in such an environment becomes crucially important. Besides being just a home, this house works also as a social venue for the owners. The evening events are culinary blasts, where every guest realizes that cooking is not just necessity but more an obsession. Therefore the kitchen and the dining form the centre of the house – a fluid space between enclosed private volumes.

design concept sketch
Floor Plan

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The conditions and the response
Perfect ocean view, beautiful cliffs, strong winds and unspoiled landscape. Is there any space for a house? It was a very unusual task for us European architects usually dealing with quite dense urban environment. It was hard to understand before its first visit, and easy to respond after some days spent there.
The concept defines several ’houses’ under a common roof which also serves as a folded wooden deck and integrates the house with the landscape. Each separate 'house' is an U-shaped volume that works as a en-suite double room (bedroom plus bathroom) and opens up to the perfect ocean view.

Clifftop House in Maui / Dekleva Gregoric Arhitekti - Windows, Facade, Handrail
© Cristóbal Palma / Estudio Palma

The roof concept is strongly related to the rough climate with loads of sun and strong ocean winds. The area of the roof is twice the size of the house, so the size of the covered outdoor space equals the size of the indoor space. It needs no air-conditioning, since it is cross ventilated throughout. The folded roof is carefully attached to the walls of U-shaped volumes and defines specific spaces.

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© Cristóbal Palma / Estudio Palma
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The local materials are used for the finishing of the house. The walls are rendered with the same plaster with beach sand indoor and outdoor and furthermore emphasize the smooth indoor-outdoor relationship. The same IPE wood is used for the floor plus terrace, ceiling and even the roof. On the other hand the house is for US standards atypically constructed out of concrete blocks, which just reflects the European origin of the owner.

Clifftop House in Maui / Dekleva Gregoric Arhitekti - Windows, Beam, Facade, Deck
© Cristóbal Palma / Estudio Palma

Construction-site control
We like to believe the architecture is done on-site with a strong control of the construction process. Here we were not able to visit the site while in process as often as we would want to, but all the essential supervision and site-coordination work was extremely carefully done by the owner – industrial designer.

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© Cristóbal Palma / Estudio Palma

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Cite: "Clifftop House in Maui / Dekleva Gregoric Arhitekti" 27 Feb 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/210926/clifftop-house-in-maui-dekleva-gregoric-arhitekti> ISSN 0719-8884

© Cristóbal Palma / Estudio Palma

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