10 Contemporary Hillside Abodes

The configuration, aesthetic, and general layout of the hillside abode has proven to harbor quite a few obstacles for the contemporary architect. These difficulties are mainly tied to the nature of the sloped terrain, which renders it more challenging to present an agreeable design. Sloped sites are usually attributed to the more natural and wilder environment — many of the examples in this list are in mountainous or desert landscapes.

However, architects and designers seem to persist despite this fact and many hillside abodes boast a slick and elegant aesthetic that subscribes to notions of the modernist movement. Many of these homes employ an approach to construction that is rooted in geometry — for example, a recurring element in the hillside abode category is the use of stacked rectangular volumes.