The design of LEAFHouse is a marriage of interdisciplinary team work, resulting in an integrated whole in which architecture and engineering elements work in accord with and compliment each other. The architecture cannot be discussed without the inclusion of other systems and ideals. The overall design strategy is born from three central principles: the intent to connect to the natural world; to create a home that is transformable at many scales, and that in order to Lead Everyone to An Abundant Future, energy efficiency is understood as a central form-giver.