what joy would look like

This morning I saw a lovely site where the designer used African motifs. So many elements were generously designed in terms of shape,structure and materials. I have looked at it several times. This work made me fantasize about a whole house where these chairs, daybed,couches and tables would find a home.
A few years ago, MTV Cribs showed the Jamaican home of Naomi Campell. This was a series of modules off of a waterfront view that in itself was spectacular. What was so lovely about that was that each space was quite self contained. So you walk into a space where the bed is the focal point. There is a patio outside the room, so you feel a sense of indoor/outdoor luxury.
Another caribbean space I have loved, is the home of the photographer Patrick Demachievalier in Martinique. He has a casement house and the architect had the presence of mind and sensitivity to connect each case with landings, so again you have self contained spaces onto themselves. Images like that seem to feed my soul.
There was an article in Town and Country magazine of a European woman and her Chinese husband. They had the traditional Chinese house where the rooms open out to a central courtyard. I have also loved the look of Moroccan houses that also open out to courtyards and ultimately there is my deep love of Japanese minimalism.
Houses that work with the environment interest me, and as I am aware more and more of the need to have my own space, I wonder how to go about making this a reality.
I would like to have many things in the house that are hand made and artistically designed. From the drain catchers to the structures of the tables, chairs and bed, I would love a place that feels organic and beautiful, and writing about it makes me feel optimistic about it all.