5 Emergence of complex space and volume on a small piece of land in California

The final system of volumes as built, and the spaces between the volumes defined by the oaks and by the outdoor terraces, together formed the characteristic pattern of volume and space you see in the plan drawing. People called it a small house built like a palace. The result was highly specific to this piece of land, specific to this part of this piece of land, these trees, this view.
The mixture of informality and formality is typical.

#book/The Nature of Order/3 A Vision of a Living World/5 The positive pattern of space and volume in three dimensions on the land#