Nojiri-ko Nature Platforms in Nagano, Japan by SUGAWARADAISUKE

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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.

Nojiri-ko Nature Platforms in Nagano, Japan by SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.

May 31st, 2018 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.

This is a lakeside cottage at Nojiri-ko (Lake). The design target is generating a new lifestyle in the midst of natural landscape by recomposing relationship between nature, building, objects and human beings.

Image Courtesy © Jérémie Souteyrat

Architects: SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.
Project: Nojiri-ko Nature Platforms
Location: Nagano, Japan
Photography: Jérémie Souteyrat
Structural Design: TECTONICAINC. (Yoshinori Suzuki, Hinako Igarashi)
Constructor: Mizuken Inc.(Kanji Ohsaka)
Design Period: Jun. 2016–May. 2017
Construction Period: Jun. 2017 – Dec. 2017

Image Courtesy © Jérémie Souteyrat

5 platforms with all different sizes, heights and materials transform those function beyond the floor to table, bench, bed, shelf, view reflector and canopy. These platforms create different openness, thermal condition and perspectives with layering structure according to ground undulation and forest landscape. The layering platforms rearranging the hierarchy of landscape/site/building/furniture/object together with generating new living space in the nature.

Image Courtesy © Jérémie Souteyrat

Open grid structure encouraging, emerging architectural potential to enhance the life with nature concern to the daylight transition, 4 seasons and resident’s lifestyle. Platforms reconstruct “Horizontal Building Elements” into one feature of Nojiri-ko Forest to generate diversity of places, activities and innovation in the nature for people. This project represent opening to the scenery style, together with delightful, esthetic of the nature and transition of the time.

Image Courtesy © Jérémie Souteyrat

Image Courtesy © SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.

: Image Courtesy © Jérémie Souteyrat

: Image Courtesy © Jérémie Souteyrat

: Image Courtesy © Jérémie Souteyrat

: Image Courtesy © Jérémie Souteyrat

: Image Courtesy © Jérémie Souteyrat

: Image Courtesy © SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.

: Image Courtesy © SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.

: Image Courtesy © SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.

: Image Courtesy © SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.

: Image Courtesy © SUGAWARADAISUKE Architects Inc.

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Tags: Japan, Nagano

Category: Cottage

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