InRoomWithoutRoof,thearchetypalgabledformofahousetakesonatwisttoenvelopbothinteriorandexteriorspaces.InATaleofTwoCourts,asemi-detachedhouseshutsitselffromthestreetbutrevealsontheinsideathoroughlytropical,openenvironment.ThesearebuttwoexamplesofHYLAArchitects’rigorousandsensitivemethodsofcreatinglivableandcomfortablehomesthroughnewexpressionsandcreativedatum.Keytothefirm’sapproachisfoundinthetitleTheSpaceBetween.Itdefinesarchitectureasthespacebetweentheuserandtheenvironmentandspeaksofthearchitect’simportantroleinmodulatingthisrelationshipaccordingtocontextandclimate.The25casestudiesinthebookalsoreflectthefivekeyvaluestheworksaredesignedupon:honesty,simplicity,clarity,strength,anddynamism.DerekSwalwell,MasanoKawanaandDanielKohcontributetothevisualcompendiumthroughphotographsthatcapturethebeautyofform,space,light,texture,andnature.ArchitecturalwriterLuoJingmeiprovidesthoughtfuldescriptionsthattakethereaderthroughthehomesandtheideasthatgroundthem.
