HOUSE BETWEEN WALLS

THE MOVEMENT OF THE SUN ACROSS THE SKY, THE STEEP TERRAIN AND THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS. ALL INFLUENCED THE SHAPE AND BEHAVIOUR OF MY HOUSE. HOW DO YOU PROVIDE PRIVACY AND A SPACE FULL OF LIGHT AT THE SAME TIME? I DECIDED TO MOVE THE MAIN LIVING SPACE AS FAR AWAY FROM THE VIEW OF PEDESTRIANS AS POSSIBLE. THE STREET LEVEL THEREFORE CORRESPONDS TO THE ROOF LEVEL OF THE HOUSE. THIS POSITIONING ALLOWED ME TO EXPOSE THE LIVING ROOMS TO THE SOUTH WITHOUT BEING SEEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS CREATED A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN IN FRONT OF THE FACADE OF THE HOUSE. SO WHEN WE ENTER, WE WALK RIGHT THROUGH IT. THE STRIP OF WINDOWS PROVIDES LIGHT AND CONTACT BETWEEN THE INTERIOR AND THE GARDEN. THE NIGHT ZONE IS LOCATED ONE FLOOR BELOW. THE ROOMS FACE THE NORTHERN GARDEN.