A House in Kisami in Shizuoka, Japan by Florian Busch Architects

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The ‘A’ House in Kisami is a private retreat overlooking the ocean at the southernmost tip of the Izu Peninsula, about 180km south of Tokyo. Located at the end of a tiny mountain road leading up a coastal hill, the site is on a steep slope with stunning views and sounds of the sea.

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• Architects: Florian Busch Architects
• Project: A House in Kisami
• Location: Kisami, Shizuoka, Japan
• Project Data: 167 m² (204 m² including terrace and bathing exterior) Reinforced concrete
• Project Team: FBA: Florian Busch, Sachiko Miyazaki, Seiko Yuki, Tomoyuki Sudo, Holger Pausch (intern)
• Structural engineering: Ove Arup Japan
• Mechanical engineering: Ymo Hiroyuki Yamada, Naomi Kagawa
• Contractor: Daido Corporation
• Type: Residential
• Complitetion date: 2009 -2011
• Status: Completed
• Photography: Hiroyasu Sakaguchi AtoZ

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A young couple, both outdoor enthusiasts, asked for a simple retreat set in the outside that would give them and their children a stark contrast to their daily lives in downtown Tokyo.

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With most of the site sloped at 30 degrees and less than a tenth flat, the project started with carving out the mountain. Placing a small volume into the resultant trapezoidal carved-out void, and a larger one on top turns the mountain void into the center of the house: a spa zone in the mountain between the platonic volumes housing bedrooms on the lower and living on the upper level.

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When the spaces in-between become the building’s essence, it is hard not to realize that architecture is not about objects. The built only frames this essence: the exterior space that flows through the building, down the mountain and connects the A House with the sea.

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Image Courtesy © Hiroyasu Sakaguchi AtoZ

Image Courtesy © Hiroyasu Sakaguchi AtoZ

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First Floor Plan

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First Floor Plan

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Tags: Japan, Shizuoka

Categories: House, Residential

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