Maison SE sits in the hills above Aix-en-Provence, France, where Isabelle Berthet Bondet arranges a 350 m² house as an extension of the surrounding pines. Broad glazing, deep terraces, and long rooflines draw the eye out toward the southwest horizon while sheltered rooms encourage slow, everyday rituals. The result is a relaxed contemporary residence that treats the Mediterranean landscape as its primary interior surface.
House_JA sets a concrete profile on the slopes of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, by éOp-arquitectura e design. The three level house tracks the natural topography, stepping from a discreet street front to wide openings that catch the sea, the Douro estuary, the river, and Porto beyond. Inside, social rooms, bedrooms, and leisure areas align around those shifting views with a clear, landscape-led logic.
Living-garden House in Izbica sits on a hillside plot in Poland, where Robert Konieczny KWK Promes reworks the idea of a single-family private house. The project sets up a clear contrast between an outward-looking ground level and an introvert upper floor, so daily life moves between garden, glass, and protective concrete volumes. This calm tension shapes how the family experiences light, views, and privacy from morning to night.
House Sonneggstrasse steps out over the green valley in Seewen, Switzerland, where Beck Oser Architects arrange two pitched-roof volumes along a steep hillside. The concrete house unfolds around a broad terrace with pool, drawing daily life toward the view while quieter rooms settle into the slope below. Simple materials, calm furnishings, and crisp openings keep the focus on light and landscape.
Black Bear House settles into the hillside above Carbondale, United States, as a compact house by forma ARCHITECTURE shaped around light, slope, and climate. Nordic–Japanese fusion guides the restrained geometry and the warm, charred timber skin, giving this family retreat a clear presence against the rugged terrain. Inside and out, the project balances minimal lines with tactile materials to keep views, sun, and weather at the center of daily life.
Casa Mirantre rises within a gated community in São Paulo, Brazil, where a 12-meter drop shapes every move. Designed by Gilda Meirelles for a couple and their children, the house climbs and descends with the terrain, threading social rooms, terraces, and gardens into a calm sequence that edges toward the nearby lookout and surrounding greenery.
Nyrenstone Estate steps down a steep hillside in Indonesia, tracing circles and tangents across the Tampah Hills landscape. Designed by Alexis Dornier as a house for two families, it reads as a measured response to slope, view, and movement rather than a singular object dropped on the land. Curving rooms, calm materials, and a tiered layout create a sequence that moves from communal energy to quiet retreat.
Hollywood Hills House steps down a steep Los Angeles, United States hillside with a cinematic sense of arrival shaped by Mutuus Studio. The house compresses at entry, then opens toward wide city views as industrial surfaces and old-world references fold into a compact family plan. Every level feels choreographed, from the secret garden bridge to the lower guest rooms, yet the sequence stays intuitive and grounded in daily life.
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