Article source: Jun Igarashi Architects

The site is located at an intersection in Kanagawa, province near Tokyo. It is a 10-minute walk from the station and many housing is left from the old. On the North side across the street, an enormous factory stands behind a two story wood construction apartment. A three-story housing complex sits on the South and an old abandoned house on the west with a small cemetery past it. This project is larger than the surrounding building because there is no gift tax due to the reconstruction of an existing building.

Exterior View

• Architects: Jun Igarashi Architects
• Project: Shounan House
• Location: Chigasaki, Kanagawa
• Principal use: Private residence
• Design period: 2007–2009
• Construction period: 2009

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