Architecture
Aug 2026 · 6 min
Why every Obsidian house faces a fixed point
Every Obsidian residence is oriented toward one fixed landscape feature — a ridge, a treeline, a horizon — chosen before the foundation is poured.
Introduction
Before we orient a plan to the sun or the road, we orient it to a single fixed point in the landscape.
Choosing the Point
It might be a ridge line, a stand of old trees, or simply the furthest visible horizon — something permanent that won’t be developed, cut down, or built over.
Every major room’s main window is drawn as a sightline back to that one point, so the house always knows what it’s looking at.
The Effect
Visitors often can’t say why a house feels coherent from every room. It’s because every room is quietly looking at the same thing.
A house with a fixed point never feels lost inside its own site.
Journal
Aug 2026 · 6 min
