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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. Guest house in Aira, Japan by Umihiko Cho / Plan 21October 17th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Umihiko Cho / Plan 21 This house is a pair of architectures where the main house and the guest house face each other across the watercourse. The main house was first built, and five years later the guest house was expanded. The place is located in the city of Aira, south of Japan, Kagoshima prefecture.  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda
 Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda Originally Japanese houses were open and liberate. However, in recent years, housing in Japan has changed greatly and is becoming closed. In response to that situation, this house was designed to regain its original liberating housing shape.  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda On extending the guest house, I reuse the two spatial elements that the past Japanese houses had. They are the space under the eaves and the dirt floor. The interior floor of the guest house is finished with dirt floor. The dirt floor extends from indoors to the outdoors, and the outdoor part is covered with a large eaves. Beyond the eaves beneath there is a courtyard with plants, and further beyond that there is a main house across the watercourse.  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda In recent years many Japanese houses have abandoned their spatial elements, shut off from the outside with aluminum sash and air conditioner. As a result, many Japanese houses lose contact with outside nature and become like autism. In this house, we connect indoor and outdoor with the dirt floor, cover it with a large eaves, and realizing a living integrated with nature.  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda  Image Courtesy © Akira Ueda  Image Courtesy © Umihiko Cho / Plan 21  Image Courtesy © Umihiko Cho / Plan 21
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