Article source: Satoru Hirota Architects

“House to be floating in the rural landscape” It is a house built along the main road in a rural city.

(This house also includes gallery and studio.) In order to protect the residents from the surrounding any kind of noise, House has been surrounded by a gradual circular wall. When enter the inside of the wall, there is a serene space. The first floor is composed by three concrete volumes. Garage and gallery (for embroidery artist), and study.

Image Courtesy © Satoru Hirota Architects

• Architects: Satoru Hirota Architects 
• Project: Floating House
• Location: Siga, Japan
• Structural design: nieda+hisaeda architects / Taizen Nieda + Mitsuyoshi Yoshida
• Site area: 526.99m2
• Building area: 146.32m2
• Total floor area: 197.37m2

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