Location and Soil Properties: Arapal Village, Marsabit County, Kenya. The site has andisol volcanic soil mixed with boulders and rocks filling the entire area.

Climate: High day and night temperatures, Elevated area by the lee ward side of Mt Kulal meaning cool breezes blowing East to West. 

Concepts, Form and Space Development: The Concept was simple, almost entirely developed by the client, being a Semi-permanent structure, the approach was straight forward. Storage, garage and workshops below to elevate the living quarters to appreciate the views of the arid Northern Kenya on the East and Mt Kulal Biosphere on the West. With unique challenges to the development, ranging from climatic, material transport and hostile environment, executing the works was a challenge.

The Spaces were organized to aid cross ventilation of the savanna breeze, with a large porch connecting the public spaces and for outside sitting and to frame the vistas beyond the horizon.