In his article, Hamann states that Charles Moore’s sea ranch apartments and the Elliot Johnson house played a great role in the Nichols house interior design. The stairway is an example of a clear mountain track weaving through the house, which is greatly emphasised by Borland and can be seen in many of Moore’s work. In 1965 stained wood was a major material used in many houses, which can be seen in both of these examples with the interior covered in stained timber. Grounds and neo-Georgian work of John D Moore played with the connections of the context of the buildings and its surroundings. The brick flooring of the house is evident in the surrounding landscape.
