Set on an approximately 24.000 m² site with an elevation difference of over 60 meters descending toward the dam, the residence emerges from a desire to establish continuity between architecture, topography, and landscape. Organized across three stepped terraces, the house follows the natural contours of the land, breaking into volumes that adapt to the slope, minimize earthworks, and preserve the relationship with the surrounding environment.

The spatial experience unfolds along a longitudinal pathway that gradually reveals the house. Between fragmented rooflines, voids, and passages alongside the woodland, the architecture alternates between compression and openness, guiding the gaze toward the ever-present water.

At the center, a large sloping roof shelters the main living spaces, where varying ceiling heights, exposed structure, and expansive glazing create a continuous spatial experience shaped by the interplay of shelter, light, and landscape.

Inspired by traditional barn houses, the composition explores the simplicity of a generous, unified shelter, while the lower, horizontal lateral volumes offer distinct settings for inhabitation and varied views of the woodland and reservoir. Green roofs visually extend the garden over the built form, allowing the architecture to appear as an extension of the terrain itself.

Built entirely from cross-laminated timber (CLT), sourced from reforested pine, the residence adopts a construction system with a reduced environmental impact. Prefabrication shortens construction time, minimizes material waste, and reduces on-site debris, while exposed timber integrates structure, enclosure, and finish into a continuous material language. Externally, charred timber cladding unifies the volumes and enhances their resistance to weathering.

Sustainability extends to passive environmental strategies: cross-ventilation, carefully oriented openings, thermal insulation, and green roofs contribute to indoor comfort and stormwater management. Inside, pieces inherited from a century-old family home coexist with contemporary designer furniture and artworks, bringing together different eras and layers of memory. A separate guest house, positioned at one of the site's higher elevations, completes the ensemble.

Set between preserved woodland and the dam, the residence offers an experience of inhabitation in which movement, light, materiality, and framed views of the landscape converge. Rather than simply occupying the site, the architecture seeks to reveal its inherent qualities, dissolving the boundaries between indoors and outdoors and making the landscape an essential part of everyday life.