This blog is about design ideas that I think are cool and could have a huge part in the future of architecture. Each post, I will be presenting a different architectural theme that I want to discuss and put out for others too see. In this post, I want to talk about differing levels and how I think they should be used in the future of design. In many ways, levels can be useful. For example, houses are more and more frequently being built on hillsides because of the shortages of flat space. This style can be used to make houses more interesting and more open. For example, to build a flat house into a hillside would be to cover up most of the house by making it face into the side of the hill and therefor into the ground. However, I think that all of the house should not be levels, but instead part on an overhang that is supported. This gives the house a good view and a feeling of being off of the ground and elevated even though it is only about 7 feet up. For an example of this, the next photo.

This is an example of a house with an overhang

Les Aventuriers House by Shun Hiray

This is a good example of a house with an overhang and with multiple levels. As you can see, the house is split up into three differing levels. These levels should be used to make houses more interesting and exciting. I am also a fan of tiers, which are another way to show levels and height difference in the house.

This is called terraced farming

I think that these terraces could be used to show levels and height in a house without making hills. These can be used to manipulate land to make it so that plants and crops can be planted on it.

My main design idea that I am trying to put across is...
Wouldn't it be cool if a house had different sections that were different levels and connected on different floors, and also had terraced land around it, or even inside of it in a courtyard? This small terraced courtyard could be used to make steps and a pathway up to different sections of the house that are on different levels.