Downslope house design

Ocean House is a glass and timber pavilion that blends wilderness with contemporary chic to create a truly unique entertaining area with panoramic views across the ocean in Victoria, Australia. Designed by Robert Mills Architects,

Image 6 of 38 from gallery of Kovacs House / Pessoa Arquitetos + Base Urbana. Photograph by Pedro Vannucchi

Zack | de Vito Architecture + Construction have designed a modern house that sits on a hillside in Mill Valley, California.

This glazed house built from thick concrete slabs was designed Gian Salis to follow the slope of a plant-covered hill in Germany's Rhine Valley.

Concrete was a necessity on the very steep, geotechnically challenging site, so we chose to embrace it.

Elusive scenery and interesting architecture are the advantages to building a house on a sloped property. Take this tiered home by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris in Spain for example. A stepped house design allows each level a grand view of the sea. House Ocho is built in the oak forests and steep meadows of the Santa […]

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Building into a gentle slope can enhance the efficiency of a design by providing living space inside the foundation and requiring less additional material and labor than the same amount of space above grade. And if properly designed, the in-ground living area can be bright and spacious. &am

The architect Jaime Salvá Pascual leads the Architecture Studio located at the exclusive Paseo del Borne, in the heart of the city of Palma, Mallorca, whose main activity focuses on the integral development of architectural projects. Our passion is design and architecture, and we see both as a global concept.