"When architect Brandon Jorgensen of Atelier Jorgensen and his family moved to Hawaii's Big Island in 2020, they were looking for the equivalent of a cool breeze-a lighter rhythm for family life, without abandoning its familiar structure. Jorgensen and his wife, Kathryn, wanted to preserve a sense of routine for their two teenage children-one not unlike the life they had left behind on the mainland, shaped by schoolwork, sports, and community."
"Built in the 1960s or '70s by three brothers-surfers from Oahu who decamped to the Big Island in search of waves and a place to call their own-the house was conceived as a shared yet segmented retreat. The original layout included three kitchens, four bathrooms, and five bedrooms, with each of the home's three levels functioning independently. Over the years, a series of off-permit additions, including lanais and stairways, had further complicated the plan."
Brandon Jorgensen and his family moved to Hawaii's Big Island in 2020 seeking a lighter rhythm for family life while retaining familiar routines for their teenage children. They purchased a midcentury house built in the 1960s or '70s by three surfer brothers that originally functioned as a shared but segmented retreat. The home contained three kitchens, four bathrooms, and five bedrooms across three independent levels, and later accreted off-permit lanais and stairways that disrupted views and circulation. Jorgensen saw potential in the setting near South Kohala and set out to strip away ad hoc additions and reorganize the house to frame views and support family life.
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