We added privacy to the house by lowering three meters under the street and the sidewalk level. Our client dreamed of having a friendly layout, a simpler way of life, similar to that of an apartment, where the circulation becomes very down forth and fluent. This is where the open plan layout came in; we made the kitchen the protagonist of the house, subtly dividing the social area from the family area. The kitchen becomes the core, but separates itself from both zones by two slender gardens that shed natural light to this space and to the rest of the house. The design invites visitors to enter through the roof garden and use the main stairway, leading them in complete contact with surrounding nature and panoramic views. Further awaits a porch with natural stone wall that blends inside the living room´s private garde. Locating this space on the opposite end of the house gives it independence, cross ventilation and contacta with green spaces on all three sides. On the north end of the house, we have the family room and master bedroom, plus two children bedrooms. The family can drive down to the main house level, and privately enter through a mud room, directly to the main corridor. Family and mster bedroom share a fantastic view of tree tops. Furthermore, we were to incorporate a slender exercise pool, which was vital for us. The location of the pool was thus very straighforward, having it directly connected to the main bedroom, bathroom, family room and kitchen.