Article source: ARII IRIE Architects

The house is located in Hamamatsu, a city located on the southern coast of Central Japan, known for its warm climate. The house is a detached extension of an existing house built in 1983. Our aim was to create a whole, old and new altogether rather than emphasizing the contrast between the two. Linear volumes stretching in the east-west direction, spread over the site leaving spaces in between, which are terraces and gardens. The group of roofs of the new volumes relate to that of the existing house, creating a sense of continuation between old and new.

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• Architects: ARII IRIE Architects (Atsuo Arii)
• Project: House with Gardens and Roofs
• Location: Hamamatsu, Japan
• Photography: Daici Ano
• Structural Design: Mika Araki
• Contractor: Sugiuragumi
• Area: 125.8m²
  
• Year: 2016

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