House in Kamihachiman, Tokushima, Japan by Horibe Associates architect’s office

Article source: Horibe Associates architect’s office

The challenge in this design was to enable a comfortable, open lifestyle despite the fact that the building site is surrounded by other homes lined up uniformly on a street running along their south side. The architects chose not to place windows on the southern side of the home, where they would look out only on neighboring houses, and instead included large windows on the northern side that take advantage of the view of a bamboo forest behind the property.

Image Courtesy © Kaori Ichikawa

• Architects: Horibe Associates architect’s office
• Project: House in Kamihachiman
• Location: Tokushima, Japan
• Photography: Kaori Ichikawa
• Design to completion: June 2012-May 2013
• Primary usage: Residence
• Structure: wooden construction, two stories above ground
• Family structure: Couple with a child
• Site area: 175.29 m2
• Building area: 74.54 m2
• Total floor space: 98.92 m2

Image Courtesy © Kaori Ichikawa

Image Courtesy © Kaori Ichikawa

Image Courtesy © Kaori Ichikawa

Image Courtesy © Kaori Ichikawa

Image Courtesy © Kaori Ichikawa

Image Courtesy © Kaori Ichikawa

Image Courtesy © Kaori Ichikawa

Image Courtesy © Kaori Ichikawa

Image Courtesy © Horibe Associates architect’s office

Image Courtesy © Horibe Associates architect’s office

Image Courtesy © Horibe Associates architect’s office

Tags: Japan, Tokushima

Category: House

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