This was an interesting project from the outset given the clients were domiciled in Asia on a government posting. The whole design and building process was carried out via e-mail and Facetime without the parties meeting prior to the client’s occupying the house on their return. The brief was to deliver an affordable, environmental, liveable family house. The clients however were very clear and adventurous about the aesthetic elements of the design. The brief encouraged the innovative use of non-standard materials and colour to give a slightly retro, ‘industrial-chic’ feel.