Seeing the mountains as mountains

I. Lower-ground sunken garden

1. Light re-sculpting: turn the subterranean floor into a vessel for daylight.

2. Air circulation: weave an underground “breathing” ecosystem.

3. Spatial osmosis: a light corridor that dissolves the line between inside and outside.

4. Ecological coupling: micro-climate regulation through curated plant communities.

II. Wandering stair loop

The staircase is no longer a mere necessity; it becomes the pivot of movement, fostering interaction, eliminating dead angles, and existing as a piece of art that elevates daily life.

III. Entry vistas & art inserts

The axial view at the front door (level 0) and the art piece inside the lower-ground vestibule echo the owner’s inner landscape—“first the mountain is a mountain, then it is not, yet in the end it still is.”