Sep 4, 2026
The floor-to-ceiling glass that makes a hillside home feel boundless can also turn it into a greenhouse, and shading is not an afterthought.
Aug 29, 2026
Retaining walls are the least glamorous part of a hillside project and often the most consequential, both structurally and aesthetically.
Aug 29, 2026
Before the first sketch, the best hillside designs are decided by cut-and-fill logic, drainage, and where the driveway actually lands.
Sep 9, 2026
On a hillside, the deck is often the only flat ground the house has, which makes it structural design disguised as lifestyle.
Sep 10, 2026
The geotechnical report is the least glamorous document in the project and the one most likely to save the house.
Sep 20, 2026
A ridge-top house lives in weather and light that flatland design never has to consider, and the best ones are shaped by it.
Sep 25, 2026
On a hillside, the stair is not a circulation afterthought, it is the organizing element that makes the house legible.
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Foundations on the Edge: What Hillside Soil Tells You Before You Build
Sep 30, 2026Materials & Details
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Fire on the Ridge: Designing Hillside Homes for a World That Keeps Burning
Aug 30, 2026Structural Design
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The Long Driveway Problem: Getting to a Hillside House Without Ruining the Hill
Sep 17, 2026Site & Climate
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Crestline Column
A cantilever can make a hillside home feel like it's floating, but push it too far and you're paying for drama in ways you didn't anticipate.
