House in Raizan-forest in ITOSHIMA, JAPAN by Rhythmdesign

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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 Raizan-forest in ITOSHIMA, JAPAN by Rhythmdesign

August 14th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Rhythmdesign

The project is located in resort house area which is 30 minutes drive towards west from center of Fukuoka city, Japan. The site has over 14meters difference of elevation, and is the only one which remains original terrain.

Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura

Architects: Rhythmdesign
Project: House in Raizan-forest
Location: ITOSHIMA, FUKUOKA pref., JAPAN
Photography: Koichi Torimura
Project Architect: Kenichiro Ide
Design Team: Kenichiro Ide, Yuta Kinai
Structural Engineers: Kuroiwa Structural Engineers

Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura

Lighting consultant: USHIO SPAX FUKUOKA
Main contractor: HIROICHI corporation
Site area: 926.96m2
Building area: 118.58 m2
Gross internal floor area: 117.17 m2
Commissioned: October 2010
Completed: December 2012

Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura

The house was built as if stairs bridge over the hill. We aimed to keep original landscape of the site as much as we could. And by creating undulation, we could create various places not only inside of the house, but also on the house and under the house. Because the site is located in hot spring area, the site is humid. And also the site is frozen and covered by snow in winter. By lifting up the house above the ground keeps the house dry and away from snow. The minimum attachment to the ground keeps the building floating and made it affordable.

Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura

Image Courtesy © rhythmdesign

: Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura

: Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura

: Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura

: Image Courtesy © Koichi Torimura

: Image Courtesy © rhythmdesign

: Image Courtesy © rhythmdesign

: Image Courtesy © rhythmdesign

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Tags: ITOSHIMA, Japan

Categories: Family house, Resort

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