The Big Bend Vacation Units are
designed to be situated in the
national park in Texas. The site was
split into four zones on a sloping
landscape which follows an
existing stream. Each tiered zone
holds two of the paired units and
an accompanying pool area. The
units themselves are connected
by a metal mesh infrastructure
which acts as a walking surface
above, and as a shading device for
people to occupy the space below.

Public and private space converge
under the mesh surface as stream
access to the stream is openly
available to all, as well as to the
units through private recessed
patio areas. The units are paired
in three unique styles, focusing
on design principles of core,
surface, and cantilever. Methods
of framing, ground conditions,
envelope, and thresholds were
integral to the unit design as well.