The problem
One room on an open hilltop: a pavilion that has to hold its own against a big landscape in daylight, then glow like a lantern after dark.
What we did
- Set the material language early — dry-stacked stone against full-height glass — so the pavilion reads as part of the hill, not an object dropped on it.
- Faced the glazing at the sunset line and let the interior light spill through it after dark.
- Built the lighting into the architecture: continuous light lines under the pergola, not fixtures bolted on later.
- Designed the whole scene in 3D — building, terrace, and planting — and presented it as a walkable model.
The outcome
A pavilion that was fully decided before ground broke — every stone course and light line inspectable in the model below.