Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg left their native Melbourne to finish their studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, but never returned to Australia. For some time they made a living making single-family dwellings, until they had to think about building their own home. Although they said they fancied living in a caravan, family obligations have led them to a solution more rooted in the land.

On a narrow and deep lot, and circumventing the rigid ordinances of the area, they have placed four different pieces: a square plan, rotated nine degrees and with two floors that house the living room (downstairs) and the study (upstairs); another elongated plan that includes the rest of the rooms; and two other slightly rectangular ones for the garage and the workshop...[+]