Rather than undertaking dramatic excavation, the team instead opted to minimize sitework, stepping up the home into the hillside. “Instead of using large retaining walls and attempting to flatten the steep site, we created a series of terraces that step up the hill and allow the home to connect to its direct outdoor environment at every level,” explain architects Darci Hazelbaker and Dale Rush. Photo 3 of 11 in A Cleverly Camouflaged Family Home Floats Above the West Texas Mountainside

A Cleverly Camouflaged Family Home Floats Above the West Texas Mountainside

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Rather than undertaking dramatic excavation, the team instead opted to minimize sitework, stepping up the home into the hillside. "Instead of using large retaining walls and attempting to flatten the steep site, we created a series of terraces that step up the hill and allow the home to connect to its direct outdoor environment at every level," explains architect Darci Hazelbaker.