FINDING the front door of a house is actually at roof level with the rest of it unfolding downwards is a novel experience, especially in Hong Kong where buildings generally extend skywards.
The upside-down layout of 12 Belleview Gardens in this exceptionally private location is not the only unusual feature.
Immediately to the left of the front door is a cosy room that could be used as a study or for family activities, which, on closer inspection, turns out to have previously been the garage.
To the right of the hallway, through a gate, is a roof garden and yard where washing can be hung and bicycles or other equipment stored.
This is ground level, with the hillside falling away below, and the rest of the house following the slope down, first stop being a large television and family room.
Leading off this is the maid's room to the right and the master bedroom to the left, spacious and light with the same fabulous sideways view across Repulse Bay beach that the converted garage enjoyed just above.