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Connection to the Earth

Opening context:
Building Edge, Arcades, Private Terrace on the Street, Gallery Surround, Six-Foot Balcony

Conflict

A house feels isolated from the nature around it, unless its floors are interleaved directly with the earth that is around the house.

Resolution

Connect the building to the earth around it by building a series of paths and terraces and steps around the edge. Place them deliberately to make the boundary ambiguous — so that it is impossible to say exactly where the building stops and earth begins.

Closing context:
Entrance Room, Private Terrace on the Street, Outdoor Room, Soft Tile and Brick, Ground Floor Slab