A vision of communal multi-generational living shaped the design of a 3,500 square foot courtyard house, nestled in the center of a five-acre site on Whidbey Island. The modern home is designed around a tranquil garden that acts as a visual and functional focal point, constantly changing with different seasons and times of the day and ode to the dynamic site it inhabits. The home reinforce the spatial connection to the landscape, the crisp architecture acts as a juxtaposition to the topography.