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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. E House in Miyagi Prefecture, JAPAN by Hannat architectsJune 12th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Hannat architects This is a single family residenceincountryside of Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan.The site, surrounded by mountains, is situated away from traffic and only south is open, where rice fields spread out. Project site is where Tohoku Earthquake hit in 2011 and recovery of infrastructure took place vastly in local construction business inthe first year of recovery.  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura
 Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura Rapidly increased construction materials and contractor costs weighed heavily on construction budget and effected largely on selection of materials for this project.Materials that are inexpensive and easy to obtain were chosen such as exposed cement-fiber board, which is normally used for underlying materials, used as exterior wall with water repellent finish and plywood as interior wall with dark stain finish.Timber post-and-beam construction was adopted as the local contractor could work well with.  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura Uniformly bright space is not always appealing. Light and shadow always coexist in traditional Japanese culture, where darkness accentuates lightness.Design intention was to explore the characteristics of landscape, which impressive scenery is appreciated throughout a day and year and clearly articulates light and dark.  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura House consists ofaxis and wrapping volume. Curved axis, designed as an extension of trail, conducts journey through the houseand forms rear courtyard, allowing sunlight to rear courtyard that works as climate buffer. Dark and settled light exists in north axis with dark stained wall, and merges with shadow of mountain.Concrete floor slab of axis contains electrical heating system that radiates heat around the house.  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura Wrapping volume, a series of bright rooms and patios, is organized along the axis, with carefully organized views of surroundings.South entering light bounces off white wall to brighten the living space harmonizingwith natural light and open sky. It makes still more delicious and grateful to have meals in the dining room while viewing the rice fields.  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura The contrast of dark and light enriches the space with different atmosphere changing throughout the day and with the seasons.Carefully framed deep openings with subtle level changes provide privacy, while house standing closer to a local street to energize the community.  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura There are traditional typologies exist in Japanese country side. For this site, the region has long tradition that people build their houses with “igune”, a grove of trees surrounding the house and the garden to protect from cold seasonal winds. Therefore, traditional residential buildings reside close to mountains and tend to form closed communities. However, this house stands away from mountain in rear to allow sunlight as climate buffer. The project revalued the traditional methods, such as how the building stands on site, wood frame structure and architectural elements, and reinterpreted to fit contemporary lifestyle. Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura  Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura  Image Courtesy © Hannat architects  Image Courtesy © Hannat architects
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