The home’s front portion is sunken below ground and is accessed via an exterior staircase on the south. This side of the house faces wild vegetation, in contrast to the “domesticated landscape” found in the rear.
“Thus, the project exists between two realities, functioning as a subtle expression of architecture’s ability to exercise control over – and coexist in pleasant tension with – its natural surroundings,” the architect said.
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