You get the sense that each area of the house is well used; the fire pit occupies a space of the garden that would have previously been ignored, and Maggie tells us that cooking is a big part of their time down the coast, with them often taking it in turns. ‘It’s the boys’ turn to cook tonight’, she adds.

The garden is central to the house too. There is only greenery looking out from the kitchen and living space and, as you look back at the house from the garden, trees creep into each view, enveloping the house at every angle. It feels like a private retreat; the quintessential holiday house, and Tony mentions that the orientation of the home means that they never hear noise from neighbours. ‘I enjoy being in the garden and pottering, and over time our garden has grown and changed and it just keeps getting better’, Maggie adds. ‘It is still evolving and I love watching this process’.

What’s most noticeable during our visit is how genuinely happy they are at home. Despite having a camera pointed at them for hours, they’re relaxed and content. There is nonstop dialogue between Maggie and Tony about what they love about the house, and the little things they have observed and experienced in their two and a half years there. ‘My favourite thing about the building and landscape design is that we have created a place that we can enjoy as a couple and as a family’, Maggie says.