In a lot of cases the houses and structures that we build are shaped by their surroundings and the context, some more so than others. Villa Courbe, a project recently completed by SAOTA, illustrates this idea in a very vivid manner. This is a contemporary house built on a beautiful lakeside plot in the Lac Léman region of Switzerland. One of the most notable design features here is the overall organic shape of the house and the undulating roof line. The inspiration came from the nearby mountain range. This is a house which doesn’t follow the same design or architectural pattern as its neighboring structures. Instead it’s a completely different type of home, one which is in harmony with nature and its surroundings and seeks to become one with the landscape while at the same time standing out.