Villa N is a family building of ca.200sqm situated in the hills of Italy overlooking the Gulf of Imperia. The building is composed of two half subterranean volumes arranged on a single floor, following the given morphology of the anthropic landscape of Ligurian terraces and becoming part of it. The existing site was defined by a terraced environment with the strong presence of a mature oak tree, olive trees, and a water stream. The villa responds and preserves the natural scenery and its facade blends in with the typical dry stone walls of the Ligurian terraces creating continuity between the building and the surrounding context.