Hillside House
Houses built on sloping sites, covering how architects respond to terrain, structure, and views through stepped plans, roofs, and courtyards.
TETRO Arquitetura Splits a Bahia Hillside House into Four Blocks Beneath a Light-Filtering Wood Roof
In Itacaré, on Bahia's southern coast, four blocks step down a seaward slope while a biriba wood screen turns tropical sun into moving shade.
SAOTA Folds a Planted, Branching Roof over a Hillside House in the Los Angeles Bird Streets
Above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, Helix Residence lets a sculpted, planted roof act as facade, landscape and privacy screen over a hillside site.
SO? Architecture and Ideas Splits a Turkish Hillside House Between Stone and Timber
Two Face House in Turkey layers rubble stone walls and exposed timber trusses into a dwelling that reads differently from every angle.
Raketa and Tria Studio Pull the Istrian Landscape Inside a Concrete and Oak Hillside House in Slovenia
Above Slovenian Istria, a 271 m² family house uses perforated block screens, oak joinery and gravel gardens to blur the line between room and terrace.
Montalba Architects Threads Garden Courtyards Through a Single-Story Beverly Hills House Under Layered Rooflines
A 7,000 ft² hillside home in Beverly Hills where overlapping roofs, clerestories and woven courtyards favor shade and calm over spectacle.
House 4 Aguas by Viento Norte: A Contemporary Hillside Residence Framing Lake Llanquihue and Calbuco Volcano
Contemporary hillside house in Puerto Varas integrates steel and timber, framing panoramic views of Lake Llanquihue and Calbuco Volcano.
Lotecircular Splits a Maitencillo Hillside House into Independent Timber Platforms Angled at the Valley
In Maitencillo, Chile, a 176 m² timber house steps down a south-facing slope as independent platforms, each angled toward its own view of the valley.
Diego Cano-Lasso Spends Fourteen Years Proving Mid-Century Hillside Architecture Still Works in Los Angeles
A 2,250-square-foot post-and-beam house on a so-called unbuildable Mount Washington lot channels Schindler and the Case Study era.
House MN in Val-Morin, Quebec
Twin cedar-clad volumes embed into steep Laurentian slope, connected by glazed passage, framing forest views with light-filled contemporary interiors.
Yonder Designs a Timber House That Grows on an Allgäu Hillside
House S in Oberreute starts as a holiday retreat with plans to expand into a full retirement home among Bavarian peaks.
Trema Arquitetura and Gabriel Sepe Pour Red Resin Through a Brutalist São Paulo Hillside House
A four-level renovation in Sumaré wraps exposed concrete, brick, and a vivid red floor around panoramic views of Pico do Jaraguá.
TA Residence by Anastasia Arquitetos: A Contemporary Hillside House Integrated with Brazil’s Rugged Terrain
A contemporary hillside residence in Brazil, integrating stepped volumes, panoramic mountain views, passive shading, and refined materiality within rugged terrain.
Ateliê Amanhã Carves Precise Voids into a São Paulo Hillside House to Frame Its Fruit Trees
Tamanás House uses strategic cuts through brick and timber volumes to weave 490 square meters of living space into a sloped, tree-filled lot.
Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects Wrap a Family Home Around a Boulder in the Cascades
A 2,400-square-foot timber-clad hillside house in Mazama, Washington lets a massive rock dictate its entire floor plan.
Old Golden House by Mutabile Arquitetura , Casa Ouro Velho — A Vertical Dialogue with Forest, Light & Slope
A hillside house woven into Atlantic Forest, balancing memory, terrain, light, and economy to frame expansive living with minimal impact.
DARP Rehabilitates a Medellín Hillside House Around a Central Staircase and Garden Dialogue
Casa P. Colina in Medellín embraces regenerative architecture, weaving split levels, timber, and tropical planting into 250 square meters of considered liv
a.co.lab Renovates a 1969 Seoul Home into a Layered Live-Work Space for a Painter Couple
A 115 square meter renovation in Seoul peels back decades of a hillside house to merge an artist's studio with domestic life.
Modern Hillside House in Portugal by Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto
The Modern Hillside House in Portugal by Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto combines simplicity, privacy, and harmony with nature in a refined residence.
Sonoma Modern Hillside House by Holder Parlette: Architecture Rooted in Landscape and Light
A modern hillside home in Sonoma by Holder Parlette integrates architecture, landscape, and sustainability with sweeping views and refined design.
Hillside House by RS+ Robert Skitek: A Contemporary Barn-Inspired Home in the Rolling Landscape of Lesser Poland
A modern hillside home in Poland blending barn-inspired forms, natural materials, and panoramic views, designed by RS+ Robert Skitek.
