KHT house in Kahokucho, Yamagata, Japan by I.R.A./International

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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.

KHT house in Kahokucho, Yamagata, Japan by I.R.A./International Royal Architecture

June 17th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: I.R.A./International Royal Architecture

Here we introduce a design plan of the two-family residence in Yamagata prefecture.

It is composed of a one-story house for elder family, a two-story house for younger family, and a japanese style room with a terrace between those houses. The roofs of houses of both sides smoothly connected, although their heights are not equal.

Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

Architects: I.R.A./International Royal Architecture
Project: KHT house
Location: Kahokucho, Yamagata, Japan
Photography: Nobuaki Nakagawa
AREA: 197.28sqm
Design Team: AkinoriKasegai, Daisuke Tsunakawa
Collaborators: KAP (Structure design)
Project Year: 2013

Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

Considering the effects of snow cornice and snow damages, we connect its roof and walls seamlessly with galvalume steel sheets, and the walls which expose birch plywoods in each room support the heavy weight of snow.

Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

Although this is kind of the so-called independent type two-family residence, in which a set of wet area is installed in each house, the japanese style room is placed in between; while the japanese style room is separated in two for each of the families by default, it can also be connected for annual ceremonies.

Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

: Image Courtesy © Nobuaki Nakagawa

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Tags: Japan, Kahokucho, Yamagata

Categories: House, Residential

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