Lottersberger House in Argentina is an interesting modern
home that makes the best of a bad situation: another home intrudes on its lot,
and is very close to a floodplain but not technically on it, which has caused
erosion issues on the fringes of the already-small site. 
Like many residences it strives to reconcile open
interaction with the natural environment with the need for privacy for its
occupants. Clever use of building planes and trees allowed for the sheltering
of the entry from the street and hidden patio spaces which are nevertheless
open to the natural world.
It begins to fall back into the trope of the white modern
home, which I frankly find a boring decision as far as material choice, but the
layout works well at fulfilling its purpose of breaking apart the public,
semipublic, and private zones of the home. Personally I would have preferred
more adventurous material choices, but overall the house fits in well and does
a good job blurring the line between the built and natural environments.
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