^ I found the pics
here It's a resort, so security's not a problem.
It's interesting how popular resorts have nice open styles, yet few ppl choose to build that way. Security may be part of the reason.
The only real solution is to have somebody live there or very close by. Also, having very little worth stealing is a good idea.
I'd go for an open design to live in full time and would probably keep things fairly simple, I don't think heaps need to be spent to make the place look nice.
For security I'd have ppl live there, ideally a couple, the woman for housework etc. and a man to do the garden and odd jobs. A nice garden costs little.