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Light on the crater

This is a house sandwiched between two different layers of building code.

The upper layer: height to boundary — within a thin, long, and densely populated suburban site.

The lower layer: a volcanic, bush-clad landform of national significance — which meant the house had to sit lightly upon the steeply sloping land.

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