The main objective of this residential project was to create an invisible building, both in the sense of achieving a mimicry with the landscape and in terms of privacy. The sloping terrain was then used as an opportunity to be explored: the house was implanted in the lowest level of the lot, which happens to be the farthest from the main access. To reach the property, the visitor travels along a long ramp slightly steeper than the terrain, flanked by gabion retaining walls.
The roof has a single slope, with its highest point in the area that offers a view of the mountain range - a design decision that invites the mountains into the house. In continuation of the social block, a deck was designed with stone slabs, pool and spa. Instead of ending abruptly, this outdoor area gently meets the natural terrain through a staircase.
The path gradually sinks, almost imperceptibly, until it reaches a difference of 4 meters to the street level and is completely hidden by the natural terrain. At this point, an extensive plateau is created - cut, not embankment, so that it remains buried. This creates an effect in which the roof of the house, implanted on this plateau, looks like an extension of the mountain.
The intimate area has two separate constructions, one for the two semi-suites and another only for the master suite, the latter in the point of the terrain that offers the best view. The measures implemented to ensure privacy work so well that the master suite even has an outdoor shower. The service sector, on the other end, occupies the least privileged portion of the lot and is separated from the rest by a stone wall that serves as a barrier. Parking, laundry, service area and other similar functions occupy this location, isolated from the rest of the house.
The floor plan is a long rectangular shape separated into 3 sections: the social area in the central area and the intimate and service sectors at each end. With a corten steel structure, the project uses the flexibility provided by this construction method to create completely open, integrated environments with each other and also with the exterior and surrounding landscape - which can be enjoyed from all rooms. The social area, for example, is a unique space that houses a living room, kitchen, two dining rooms (one more protected and one open) and a living area under a pergola.e a view.