House in Minamikarasuyama, Japan by atelier HAKO architects

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

House in Minamikarasuyama, Japan by atelier HAKO architects

January 2nd, 2014 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: atelier HAKO architects

The house sit on a narrow and long site, while facing a vacant lot too tiny to build the building beyond the road on the front east side, and facing a pedestrian path on the back west side.

On the south long side, buildings like apartments might be built and might cause the lack of the privacy and the natural light of the house in the future, in spite of the good condition the metered parking offers now.

Front road side façade; a certain distance for a buffer to the passer and neighbors by providing the open space that has full width of the site under the cantilever building, Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

Architects: atelier HAKO architects (Yukinobu Nanashima + Tomomi Sano)
Project: House
Location: Minamikarasuyama, Japan
Photography: Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts
Structural engineer: Shin’itsu Hiraoka / Hiraoka structural engineers
Completion: March 2013
Primary usage: private residence for two generations
Structure: reinforced concrete, three stories above ground
Clients: couple and two children and their parents
Site area: 131.08 m2
Building area: 77.63 m2
Total floor space: 186.15 m2

Upper floor living dining area under the terrace; looking toward to the pedestrian path, Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

The dwelling units of two generations having the entrances each separate on the ground floor were stacked in the vertical, and the family living areas were placed the west side of the each house facing the tree of the pedestrian path.

On the front road side, a certain distance for a buffer to the passer and neighbors was kept by providing the open space that has full width of the site under the cantilever building.

Upper floor living dining area and the terrace covered with glass suspended in void, Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

In order to be able to live comfortably without being affected by the change of the neighbor’s situation, main openings were set up in the east and west side in the direction of the long axis of the house, and the terrace covered with glass was suspended in void as an element to incorporate natural light above living area on the upper floor.

The distribution of the brightness and the silhouette of the light shine in the interior space are changing variously throughout the year and the day every moment, in response to the angle of the natural light.

Upper floor dining area and the terrace covered with glass suspended in void, Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

View of the terrace over the living area, and neighbor’s tree beyond that, Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

Upper floor living dining area under the terrace; the silhouette of the light, Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

Upper floor stair detail, Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

Ground floor living dining kitchen area,Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

Back side exterior; view from the pedestrian path, Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

Back side façade; pergola and louver for the privacy,Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

Image Courtesy © atelier HAKO architects

: Upper floor living dining area under the terrace; the silhouette of the light, Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

: View of the terrace over the living area, and neighbor’s tree beyond that , Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

: Upper floor dining area and the terrace covered with glass suspended in void , Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

: Upper floor living dining area and the terrace covered with glass suspended in void , Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

: Upper floor living dining area under the terrace; looking toward to the pedestrian path , Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

: Front road side façade; a certain distance for a buffer to the passer and neighbors by providing the open space that has full width of the site under the cantilever building. , Image Courtesy © Shinsuke Kera/Urban Arts

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Tags: Japan, Minamikarasuyama

Category: House

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