Hawaii’s New Wave

Traditional meets contemporary at a Kona Coast compound by Walker Warner Architects and Philpotts Interiors

Given a truly spectacular oceanfront site on Hawaii’s Big Island—set along an ancient footpath, atop a hardened lava flow, with views of sky, sun, and water for days—you would think that the design team could just lay back and chill. How could you screw it up? A hut would nearly suffice.