Unique house with a hill designed by Australian architect Andrew Maynard.
Located in Melbourne, the house features modern interior, large kitchen, beautiful spiral staircase, and private backyard with plenty of space.
The exterior of the house is covered with artificial grass.
Also check out: Skateboard House, Cave House, and Balancing House
Kendo0472
I like.
It’s kind of like a mini golf course.
Apr 10th, 2012
Douglas
The design is modern and unique, but…does it fit with existing homes? What’s up with the astroturf Mt. Kilimanjaro? Spiral staircase’s look cool but are a pain of daily living! What appears to be the master bedroom is a theater for the neighbors unless closed always. Why no street view?
Maybe they could have made hill and side of house a climbing wall. More pics than most Toxel entries. And furthermore….
Apr 11th, 2012
Ben
Surely the Building Code of Australia requires that a handrail be installed with a 3m drop off on the side.
Apr 11th, 2012
Corey
similar to MVRDV’s balancing house. i like very much
Apr 11th, 2012
Rudy
Very smart design. I love it!
Apr 11th, 2012
Lance
often in design, i see features and ideas that are innovative and unique, but poorly executed…this one fits the bill…i like the cantilever design, the idea of a house built into a hill, the open design…but something is missing…the house seems disjointed, visually..it’s unique, but uglier than a fried boot
Apr 11th, 2012
Gert
Meh, not a fan.
Apr 11th, 2012
Rob
good thing its not real grass… could you imagine trying to mow the hill?!?!
Apr 11th, 2012
sean
poor. astroturf doesn’t even look good on a football field. looks like it was designed by ipod fanatics. especially the photo of the asian girl sitting on a railing reading. seriously, that is where she will read her books?
the more i think about actually living there the more i think it is very poor
Apr 11th, 2012
kadal
like the house….and the girl too :P
Apr 12th, 2012
dax
the fake grass is a little too obvious. i would lose my mind
Apr 12th, 2012
Rob
i mean, its a great concept… just poor execution.
Apr 12th, 2012
subarulol
@Rob i think its great execution :) thats how they wanted it and afterall, home is where the heart is
Apr 12th, 2012
Unicorn
I would build a water-slide from the hill…that would be fun :)
Apr 12th, 2012
Rebekah
Why so negative? It’s much more interesting than most houses. I like it.
Apr 16th, 2012
Ed
I really like it.
I’m thinking though, I’d have the main bedroom on the bottom floor and the living area up top to get amazing views and sun in.
But that’s just me.
Apr 19th, 2012