Embedded in Topography: Half Buried in the Ground

A building half-buried into a hillside. The side facing the mountain is entirely submerged in the earth, revealing only a curved line of the roof and a few skylights; the side facing the valley opens completely into continuous glass. When walking down the slope from above, the house is almost invisible, only an undulating grassy field and a curved skylight strip are seen; only when circling to the downhill side is the entire facade revealed. There is no visible trim between the earth and the roof. Avoid: having the entire building stand on the ground, creating obvious retaining walls for the buried parts, having metal trim strips appear at the junction of the roof and earth, or treating both sides in the same way.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟半埋進坡地的建築。靠山的那一側整個沒入土中,只露出屋頂的一道曲線與幾個採光井;向谷的一側完全打開成連續的玻璃。從上坡走下來時幾乎看不到房子,只看到一片起伏的草地與一道彎曲的天窗帶;繞到下坡才發現整個立面。土與屋頂之間沒有可見的收邊。避免:把建築整棟立在地面上、讓埋入的部分做出明顯的擋土牆、在屋頂與土的交接處出現金屬收邊條、讓兩側的處理方式相同。