Article source: Nobuo Araki / The Archetype

Situated in a calm residential area of Setagaya, Tokyo, the rectangular house faces southward, with a garden at the rear. Several meters in front of the house, a concrete wall has been constructed to provide sufficient privacy to the glass-façade house, while retaining a sense of openness.

Image Courtesy © SHIMIZU KEN

• Architects: Nobuo Araki / The Archetype
• Project: House
• Location: Daizawa, Japan
• Photography: SHIMIZU KEN
• Completion: June2013
• Building type: personal residence

Consultant

• Structure: G.DeSIGN/TakeyukiGaino
• Facility: SH/Koji Nagai , ShuNagasawa
• Lighting: On&Off/Shinji Yamaguchi
• General constructor: Watanabetomi Corporation
• Structure: wooden structure
• Number of floors: 2 stories
• Site area: 165.37 m2
• Building area: 66.04m2
• Total floor area: 111.15 m2