I don't know why but we had Myst and it never failed to annoy 8yr old me every time.

100% agree this is a terrible looking house- I think the function of the raised platform must be because it's on a dangerous corner or intersection, so it acts as a safety structure from vehicles. They would've gotten special planning permission to do something like that.

Ha! I didn't even know that. Thanks to your comment and this thread, I'm gonna go and try to figure Myst out. Strategy is to think like a Vulcan. That should work, right? Lol