Article source: MDS Architects

The villa with a farm where the residents can grow their own vegetable is located at the foot of the mountain. The house invites the surrounding natural environment inside. Although a small island country, Japan is long in the north-south direction, and thus, has varying climate and culture. The beauty exists in each season in these different locales which has their own climates and cultures. Since the ancient times, the people in Japan has nurtured their aesthetic sense as they coexist with the nature. Mt. Yatsugatake is located in the middle of this archipelago.

Image Courtesy © Toshiyuki Yano 

• Architects: MDS Architects
• Project: Yatsugatake Villa
• Location: Hokuto-City, Japan
• Photography: Toshiyuki Yano
• Architecture: Kiyotoshi Mori & Natsuko Kawamura / MDS
• Date of Completion: 2012
• Principal Use: Residence
• Structure: Wood
• Site Area: 691.00m2
• Total Floor Area: 110.01 m2 (71.65 m2/1F, 38.36 m2/2F)