"Built to a tight budget, this simple, but well-conceived house in Switzerland accommodates a family of four. In view of the wet subsoil conditions, the structure was raised above the ground on piles. The only section that extends down into the earth is the solid concrete core, which houses sanitary spaces, a kitchen strip, a cloakroom and a cellar. The cellar space is accessible via a trapdoor in the floor. The core element also articulates the elongated house into two parts. These comprise the two children’s rooms at the southern end; and to the north, the living area and parent’s bedroom, with a gallery-level study above this which exploits the additional height afforded by the slope of the roof."