ul ka ' s ▁vill as ▁with ▁Lo os . ▁K ul ka ▁lets ▁in ▁more ▁light ▁and ▁incorpor ates ▁a ▁l ighter ▁chrom atic ▁selection ▁of ▁cl adding ▁materials . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁more ▁relax ed ▁and ▁subt le ▁management ▁of ▁spatial ▁transition ▁that ▁the ▁Villa ▁Kant or ▁evol ves ▁ra um pl anning , ▁and ▁points ▁toward ▁changes ▁K ul ka ▁would ▁bring ▁to ▁his ▁later ▁work ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Work ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ ▁K ul ka ▁understood ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁trans plant ▁his ▁European ▁mode ▁of ▁operation ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁He ▁adapted ▁remark ably ▁well ▁to ▁the ▁very ▁different ▁conditions ▁of ▁building , ▁which ▁included ▁climate , ▁construction ▁methods , ▁materials ▁and ▁avail ability ▁of ▁space . ▁The ▁compact ▁style ▁of ▁building ▁which ▁character ized ▁his ▁more ▁vert ically ▁orient ed ▁European ▁work ▁became ▁less ▁necessary . ▁He ▁retained ▁many ▁elements ▁which ▁character ized ▁his ▁European ▁houses ▁such ▁as ▁built ▁in ▁se ating ▁surrounding ▁a ▁fire place , ▁built ▁in ▁furn iture ▁in ▁the ▁peri ph ery ▁of ▁rooms , ▁raised ▁d ining ▁areas ▁opening ▁on ▁living ▁space ▁and ▁flat ▁roof s . ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁sense ▁of ▁quality ▁and ▁recognized ▁the ▁beauty ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁wood , ▁l ining ▁his ▁houses ▁with ▁fine ▁wooden ▁panel ing . ▁K ul ka ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁" w anted ▁the ▁inter iors ▁of ▁his ▁houses ▁to ▁look ▁like ▁the ▁inside ▁of ▁a ▁viol in ." ▁At ▁first ▁his ▁style ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁ecc