Architecture and Topography: 25 Projects with Different Approaches to Relief

Sloping plots often present themselves as major challenges and therefore become a determining factor of the project by enabling various forms of approach, overlapping the ground, respecting its slope or even burying itself in it. To illustrate all these alternatives, we selected fifteen projects that present different solutions in dealing with landscape.

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Casa Ncaved / MOLD Architects

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Casa Ncaved / MOLD Architects. Foto: © Yiorgis Yerolymbos
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Corte - Casa Ncaved / MOLD Architects

Museu de arte das dunas da UCCA / OPEN Architecture

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Museu de arte das dunas da UCCA / OPEN Architecture. Foto: © Qingshan Wu
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Corte - Museu de arte das dunas da UCCA / OPEN Architecture

Ca'n Terra / ENSAMBLE STUDIO

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Ca'n Terra / ENSAMBLE STUDIO. Foto: Cortesia de ENSAMBLE STUDIO
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Corte - Ca'n Terra / ENSAMBLE STUDIO

Villas La Escondida / Francisco Pardo Arquitecto

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Villas La Escondida / Francisco Pardo Arquitecto. Foto: © Onnis Luque
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Corte - Villas La Escondida / Francisco Pardo Arquitecto

Casa em Thusis / Angela Deuber Architects

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Casa em Thusis / Angela Deuber Architects. Foto: © Schaub Stierli Fotografie
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Corte - Casa em Thusis / Angela Deuber Architects

Casa em Ubatuba / spbr arquitetos

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Casa em Ubatuba / spbr arquitetos. Foto: © Nelson Kon
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Section - House in Ubatuba / spbr arquitetos

Residência bedolla / P+0 Architecture

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Residência bedolla / P+0 Architecture. Foto: © FCH fotografía y Juan Benavides
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West Facade - Bedolla House / P+0 Architecture

Casa Ghat / Max Núñez

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Casa Ghat / Max Núñez. Foto: © Roland Halbe
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Axonometry - Ghat House / Max Núñez

Casa Felderhof / Pavol Mikolajcak Architekten

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Casa Felderhof / Pavol Mikolajcak Architekten. Foto: © Oskar da Riz
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Sections - Felderhof House / Pavol Mikolajcak Architekten

Issa Megaron / PROARH

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Issa Megaron / PROARH. Foto: © Damir Fabijanić
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Section - Issa Megaron / PROARH

Residência Homescape / MXarchitecture

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Residência Homescape / MXarchitecture. Foto: © Elias Handelis
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Corte - Residência Homescape / MXarchitecture

Cabana Woodnest / Helen & Hard

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Cabana Woodnest / Helen & Hard. Foto: © Sindre Ellingsen
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Corte - Cabana Woodnest / Helen & Hard

Residência Engawa / Santiago Valdivieso + Stefano Rolla

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Residência Engawa / Santiago Valdivieso + Stefano Rolla. Foto: © Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma
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Corte - Residência Engawa / Santiago Valdivieso + Stefano Rolla

The Lap Pool House / Aristides Dallas Architects

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The Lap Pool House / Aristides Dallas Architects. Foto: © Panagiotis Voumvakis
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Elevação - The Lap Pool House / Aristides Dallas Architects

Praça do Instituto de Tecnologia de Kanagawa / junya ishigami + associates

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Praça do Instituto de Tecnologia de Kanagawa / junya ishigami + associates. Foto:
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Cortes - Praça do Instituto de Tecnologia de Kanagawa / junya ishigami + associates

Centro de Visitantes do Parque do Rola Moça / TETRO Arquitetura + Humberto Hermeto Arquitetura

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Centro de Visitantes do Parque do Rola Moça / TETRO Arquitetura + Humberto Hermeto Arquitetura. Foto: © Gustavo Xavier
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Section - Parque do Rola Moça Visitors Center / TETRO Arquitetura + Humberto Hermeto Arquitetura

Residência Cais / SAA arquitectura + territorio

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Residência Cais / SAA arquitectura + territorio. Foto: © Nicolás Saieh
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Elevations - Cais House / SAA arquitectura + territorio

Woodhouse Hotel / ZJJZ

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Woodhouse Hotel / ZJJZ. Foto: © Laurian Ghinitoiu
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Enevation - Woodhouse Hotel / ZJJZ

Residência Quinta da Baroneza / Belluzzo Martinhão Arquitetos

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Residência Quinta da Baroneza / Belluzzo Martinhão Arquitetos. Foto: © Mariana Orsi
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Section - Quinta da Baroneza House / Belluzzo Martinhão Arquitetos

Casa RPFV / NoArq

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Casa RPFV / NoArq. Foto: © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
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Sketch - RPFV House / NoArq

Casa na encosta / BAUEN

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Casa na encosta / BAUEN. Foto: © Federico Cairoli
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Section - Hillside House / BAUEN

Residência RLW / Jacobsen Arquitetura

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Residência RLW / Jacobsen Arquitetura. Foto: © Leonardo Finotti
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Section - RLW House / Jacobsen Arquitetura

Casa em Monsaraz / Aires Mateus

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Casa em Monsaraz / Aires Mateus. Foto: © João Guimarães
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Elevations and Sections - House in Monsaraz / Aires Mateus

Casa Coogee / Chenchow Little

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Casa Coogee / Chenchow Little. Foto: © John Gollings, Peter Bennetts
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Secrion - Coogee House / Chenchow Little

Residência Media Perra / Santos Bolívar

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Residência Media Perra / Santos Bolívar. Foto: © Miguel Ángel Mayoral Rodríguez
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Sections - Media Perra House / Santos Bolívar

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on September 2, 2019 and updated with ten more projects on February 18, 2021.

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Cite: Delaqua, Victor. "Architecture and Topography: 25 Projects with Different Approaches to Relief" [Arquitetura e topografia: 25 projetos com diferentes abordagens ao relevo] 07 Oct 2023. ArchDaily. (Trans. Erman, Maria) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/924149/architecture-and-topography-15-projects-with-different-approaches-to-relief> ISSN 0719-8884

Casa em Thusis / Angela Deuber Architects. Foto: © Schaub Stierli Fotografie

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