Any reason why I shouldn’t build a hugel against my house?

I’m in zone 3-4 Colorado.  The previous owner landscaped with rock around my home presumably because it’s safer against wildfires. I would like to garden in the small zone 1 vicinity outside my front door.  There isn’t much area before it becomes my asphalt driveway.  My home is on a steep slope so my backyard is a basement walk out and not as easy to access as my front porch.

Although in colorado we don’t have as much problems with rain and drainage as in other areas I would still benefit from having the area closest my home raised slightly to allow melting snow to drain away from my foundation.

I thought about building hugel beds here and relocated the gravel to the backside of the hugel. I would obviously not want to have anything touching the cedar siding.  I haven’t heard of termites being an issue where I live, but would appreciate advice if that is a major concern.  There currently is about 8” of concrete foundation before the cedar siding starts.

Is there any reason why i shouldn’t do this?

I’ve posted in the forms about what I should do in this area But this might be a good idea.

Here are some photos I took For a previous post I had requesting recommendations for this area.
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At first thought it looks like a dangerous plan with regard to termites and the house.
From termites in Colarado
"Termites can damage homes and other wooden structures.
They are an increasing problem in Colorado, particularly in urban areas.
Precautions can be taken to avoid termite infestations. Effective controls are available.

Would wicking beds work instead?

Termites and moisture would be a concern for me.

I wonder if “effective controls” mean pesticides.  I wonder how far away from the actual cedar would be considered safe.

I got this idea because someone who lives a mile away landscaped their newly built home which appears to have a rolling hill type feature near their house and besides giving a very pleasing aesthetic look I wondered had anything to do with drainage. Like I said, we don’t have rain so if that’s the case it could possibly be for snow runoff?  Anyhow I like the look but don’t want to talk to them.

John C Daley wrote:…

Would wicking beds work instead?

Can you describe wicking beds?  Or maybe I’ll Google when I have a moment.

Wicking beds consist of waterproof containers, which are filled with rocks and soil, into which plants are inserted.
There is a simple system of pipes to partially fill the container with water.
There is no wicking beds connection between the contents of the wicking bed and the earth.