No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Buildings should harmonize with their landscape rather than dominating it.
- In plain terms
- A house should blend into the hill instead of standing on top of it.
- What can you take from it?
- Integrate structures with their environment instead of forcing them onto the land.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should buildings relate to nature?
- Is integration always possible?
Another view
Sometimes visibility or access requires dominating the landscape.
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