Slope house

Completed in 2013 in Los Angeles, United States. Images by Steve King. Starting with a vacant lot with a very steep down slope from the street, the design of the house places the carport on the roof with the residence...

Image 8 of 20 from gallery of House K / Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten. Photograph by Albrecht I. Schnabel

This glazed house built from thick concrete slabs was designed Gian Salis to follow the slope of a plant-covered hill in Germany's Rhine Valley.

A few tips to help you start your designs for a sloped terrain

The architect Jaime Salvá Pascual leads the Architecture Studio located at the exclusive Paseo del Borne, in the heart of the city of Palma, Mallorca, whose main activity focuses on the integral development of architectural projects. Our passion is design and architecture, and we see both as a global concept.

Concrete was a necessity on the very steep, geotechnically challenging site, so we chose to embrace it.

Amfialos Residences at Amoni, Greece, designed by Gavalas Architects demonstrate two private villas situated in a plot of 55% steep cliff, totally adjusted to this unique natural environment.

Image 1 of 44 from gallery of 35:35 Slope House / 77 Studio architecture. Photograph by Piotr Krajewski