An extensive remodel of the classic Hawaiian estate built by steel magnate Henry Kaiser in the late 1950s east of Honolulu at the foot of Koko Head Crater, with magnificent views of Maunalua Bay and Diamond Head. Inspired by the 1930s work of Mies van der Rohe, with floating horizontal planes, book-matched marble walls and expansive glass doors reminiscent of his Barcelona Pavilion, our remodel brings the house up-to-date for modern living while maintaining the simple elegance of fine materials that was Mies’s hallmark.
Floating alongside Maunaloa Bay, with panoramic views of Diamond Head, this Moroccan-inspired waterside estate cascades down four levels from an arrival pavilion and roof terrace to a private boat basin.
Drawing on the Moroccan and Orientalist aesthetic of such estates as Doris Duke’s Shangri-La, Villa Oasis and Majorelle (the Moroccan home and garden of Yves Saint Laurent) and the distinctive La Mamounia hotel in Marrakech, the estate’s architecture features arched pavilions and extensive use of plaster relief, tile and marble on the exterior and interiors, with expansive gardens and water features.