In contrast to the labyrinthine shell of the inner house a series of random axes slice through the entire plan. These axes not only releave the jumbled confusion of the labyrinth, but supply varied access to the inner house as well.
At this point, the orientation of the plan is not set, however, general programmatic considerations of the areas surrounding the inner house are already fairly axiomatic: the main entrance to the house is from the left; the hypostyls along the top are some kind of outdoor structure; the many walled staircases along the bottom may develop into water gardens; and the series of walled spaces to the right may well provide private gardens.
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Stephen Lauf, Ottopian House I, 1999- (project), schematic plan with access axes added.
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