The house touces the terrain in a way that permits it to follow its natural slope as much as possible, and, at the same time, offers different visual experiences throughout the space by providing different types of viewpoints and interactions with nature and light.

We opted for the Y-shaped floor plan, which is commonly used in buildings that want to achieve the greatest amount of facade and window surface while concentrating the communications and technical spaces in border areas. In this case, it also offers us the possibility to enter deeply into the landscape. As a result, the building consists of three main wings: the living area wing; the guest wing; and the bedrooms, or the night wing.

Another dominating element is the “shield”; a wall covering the house and the view from the street side, thus creating a much more intimate architecture. Upon entering the house, the wall disappears behind our backs and the view opens towards nature on the other side of the plot.

In the middle of the Y, where all the three wings meet, there is a space that we refer to as the “inner garden” or the “outdoor living room.” It is the point at which we let the landscape enter the house. It is the heart and soul of the project, and this is why we chose it to be the first view and the first experience you will have upon arrival.

The bedroom wing stretches very deeply into the plot, into nature. The master bedroom, which is the final room of the wing, is literally “floating” inside nature; because of the slope, this point of the house will be situated rather high above the terrain level, so you will be able to sleep among the tree tops.

The guest room is another space immersed in nature. We organized the layout and the rotation of this wing in such a way that you don’t see the part of the building containing other rooms but only the landscape.

We placed the car park at the back of the building, where it will be invisible from any point in the house. Because of this, the approach road is organized in a way that offers the possibility to stop and empty the car close to the main entrance and then proceed to park.

The roof is divided into two parts; the lower one covers the “technical” areas, and the higher one covers the living spaces. The difference in height between the two is used as a window, permitting very high-quality, indirect, natural light and air to enter the space from above.

Since one of our main goals was to respect the terrain and the inclination but make the architecture “float”, we designed a very soft connection between the building and the terrain. We achieved it by raising the whole house on pillars that carry the construction and end as foundations. In this way, we reinforce the elegancy of the form and the facade.