Article source: Nobuo Araki / The Archetype

This is a two-story weekend house with a rooftop deck in Akiya, located a few hours drive south of Tokyo. Akiya, together with the neighboring area, Hayama, is known for its concentration of summer/weekend houses. Being on the coastal slope where the ocean and mountains meet, the house faces the ocean while its backside greets the mountains. The natural surroundings promise a refreshing weekend stay.

Image Courtesy © BAUHAUS NEO

• Architects: Nobuo Araki / The Archetype
• Project: House in
• Location: Akiya, Yokosuka city, Kanagawa, Japan
• Photography: BAUHAUS NEO
• Completion: September 2011
• Building type: weekend house
• Client: personal

Consultant

• Structure: G.DeSIGN/TakeyukiGaino
• Facility: SH/Koji Nagai , ShuNagasawa
• Lighting: On&Off/Shinji Yamaguchi
• Landscape: GRASSY, Yuko Takaura
• General constructor: SATOHIDE CORPORATION
• Structural system: box frame type reinforced concrete construction
• Number of floors: 2 stories
• Site area: 155.14 m2
• Building area: 61.60 m2
• Total floor area: 113.57 m2