There has to be this kind of combination of prospect and refuge with a dwelling. Either you have to understand the world around you, and feel protected—eyes on the world. ... In a way, we think, I would say, a house is not a house without focus. Charles Moore talked about the aspects of a room. Enclosure, light, focus. What makes a house a house is a sense of being centered in the world and a totemic element like a hearth or a kitchen island. There has to be this sense of centering-ness about a house.
