Perched on a hill and overlooking the Heretaunga Plains below, this house opens up to the expansive northern views framed by timber textured precast concrete walls extending from inside out on this axis. Dark stained vertical cedar cladding wraps around the forms between these precast walls. A pool terrace is dropped down 3 steps from the house level to allow uninterrupted views out from the living spaces. This is a Hawkes Bay house designed for living outside as much as sheltering within.