We have long been exploring spatial thresholds in our designs, the subtle and layered blend of interior and exterior giving way for a rich experience of space and place so well suited to the California climate. The 21st cent interpretation of this familiar spatial play of inside and outside is in this house an exploration of the perceptual space of image, material allusion and memory. Occupying the liminal space of image complicate and enrich the experience by using the deliberate employment of imagery and texture alluding to the familiar. This is a strategy to create a new fresh of sense of place, personal yet universal.