House in many landings
This house for designer of products demonstrates how clever planning allows a small house to "bat beyond its weight." By staggering floor heights, the design replaces restrictive walls with split levels that expand the home horizontally and vertically. This creates a continuous dialogue between the family room, living area, and bedrooms.
The central staircase serves as the home's heart, made vibrant by a skylight that creates a shifting play of shadows. A sloping roof lends intimacy to the form, while large windows open up to the adjacent community park and forest beyond. The stabilized mud blocks (CSEB) walls make it warm and earthy.
A sustainable urban home crafted from earth and light, feels spacious despite its small size.
Designed in section as much as in plan, the house uses split levels to connect the family room, living area, and bedrooms around a central core. This design employs Cement Stabilized Earth Blocks (CSEB) in a rat-trap bond for insulation and raw texture. By leaving mud, wood, and stone exposed, the home gains a tactile, low-carbon character. A central skylight brings the staircase to life through shadow play, while solar energy and rainwater harvesting ensure high efficiency. It is a sustainable, economical example of how small-scale urban living can remain deeply connected to nature.
Photography: Shine Parsana
