With its two storeys placed in a steep slope this house has two main entrances. The upper floor entrance is the more formal and on the lower floor is the pool entrance. The house has two functions, either as a guest house or as a house for pool parties. The idea of the half moon – or crescent – as a symbol for the night (whether sleeper or night owl) is repeated in all three dimensions.

First crescent. The interior side of the stairway forms a stretched crescent to allow more space and more flow at the top and bottom ends of the stairs.

Second crescent. The bedroom of the upper floor cuts through the overhead space in the living room like the belly of a whale swimming above. Being perpendicular to the living-room and stairway, its shape is revealed outside in the shape of the window on the long façade.

Third crescent. The panoramic window on the end wall is reflecting the bedroom window with an oversized crescent shape. With its curve at the bottom, it frames the pool outside (as seen from inside) like a bowl of water. And, finally­, lap-deep under the pool surface is a crescent-shaped shelf for resting between the water and the view.

Yes, this is a house to enjoy the sunny days in life, which it no doubt celebrates. The crescent shapes are not just a symbol of night but, perhaps even more, abstractions of movement, of the fluidity of water, of waves. Its essence perhaps best experienced from the back of the living-room, looking at the pool and view and sky through the panoramic bow-bottomed window – while the belly of the bedroom above is amplifying the flow of light from both directions.

But the house is also a very functional space. As a home for the temporary guest (or, plausibly, as a more permanent bachelor pad) it has all the functions you need – a private sleeping space, adjacent bathroom and a full kitchen facing the dining area of the living-room.