Overview
Set on a steeply sloping site at the edge of a small town, this private house uses the natural fall of the land to organise a sequence of living levels — each with its own relationship to the landscape and light. The brief called for a family home that would feel rooted in its place, generous without excess, and quietly contemporary in character.
Challenge & Context
The site presented both an opportunity and a constraint. The slope made conventional construction expensive, but it also offered the possibility of layering the programme vertically — allowing each space to find its own horizon. The challenge was to use this sectional complexity architecturally rather than treating it as a problem to overcome.
Design Concept
The design concept resolves around a single spine wall that runs parallel to the contours and anchors the building to the hillside. From this wall, a series of platforms step down the slope — living above, sleeping below, landscape everywhere. Each level is connected by a continuous internal stair that also functions as the organisational core of the house.
Outcome
The completed house feels both specific to its site and quietly universal in its spatial logic. The clients describe it as a home that feels larger than its footprint because every room opens directly to the outside.
