A mountain house that blurs the boundaries between living and contemplating

Sited on a plateau amidst rolling lawns and forest climbing the hillside, the house settles in as if it has long belonged to the landscape. Its horizontal, understated, and elongated volume follows the natural slope of the terrain—a simple decision that shapes the entire experience of the project: living close to the earth, yet suspended above it.

The veranda is the house's defining architectural feature. A continuous wooden deck, raised on stilts, extends over the slope, transforming the entire façade into an open-air living space. Beneath the roof—which extends generously beyond the masonry walls—social areas alternate (woven armchairs, lounge chairs, a hanging hammock), creating outdoor rooms as livable as the indoor ones. A bamboo screen filtering light over part of the deck reinforces this transitional quality: neither fully inside nor fully outside.

Inside, the house is defined by a single spatial gesture: the living, dining, and kitchen areas merge into an open-plan layout beneath an exposed timber ceiling that rises rhythmically with its exposed beams. Raw, exposed brickwork adds weight and texture, serving as a warm backdrop for a curated, sentimental arrangement of objects—an interior that honors emotional connection. Expansive windows dissolve the wall facing the valley, allowing the mountain range to enter as a silent protagonist in every room.

The layout is completed by two suites that interpret the same material palette in distinct ways. The master suite opens directly onto a private veranda, where a synthetic fiber rocking chair becomes the home’s focal point for contemplation—curtains, light, and landscape blending into a single scene. The guest suite, offering a more intimate atmosphere, maintains the same dialogue between brick, wood, and textiles, featuring a study area integrated into the sleeping space. The bathrooms maintain the design language found throughout the rest of the house—exposed brick, a contemporary white basin, and cabinetry featuring woven cane—proving that, in this setting, the rustic and the refined can be one and the same.

More than just a weekend home, the project is an invitation to linger: an architectural design that does not compete with the mountain, but rather learns from it how to slow down.