"Running water carves incredible formations and the grandest canyons from impregnable and mightiest rocks. This truth inspired the architects when designing this multi-generational villa with a dense program. The program required the entire extent of the site to be built up, resulting in a volumetrically dense massing. How does one make this dense massing porous enough to filter natural light? How does one sculpt the massing to reveal hidden nooks and corners? The answer revealed itself when architects strategically deployed the swimming pool and the resulting atrium as an ode to the water that cuts through stone."