* Residential Architecture: House in Hiyoshi by EANA

Residential Architecture: House in Hiyoshi by EANA: “..A house located at the south of the city park on a hill was designed for a married couple. Since the site is set on the back of the hill, residents can look down a residential district and a station on the south side, and a lot of greenery at the city park surrounds the site on the north side..Based on the owner’s economical reason and future lifestyle, the house plan was designed as simple as possible. A bedroom, a future kid-room, storage space and a bathroom are placed on the first floor with a low ceiling, which is a flexible approach in order to change for a future different way of life. On the other hand, living room in which the family spends much time is on the second floor with a 4-meter high ceiling. By having a big volume of the space, the outside greenery of the park and the open sky are coming into the room. As a result, such a spread of the room helps them to spend time there more enjoyable..”  Ample glazing, natural light, views; interesting contextuality and interior volumes..

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image: © Koichi Torimura; article: “House in Hiyoshi / EANA” 01 Feb 2013. ArchDaily

* Residential Architecture: House kn by Kochi Architect’s Studio

Residential Architecture: House kn by Kochi Architect’s Studio: “..A residence in Kanagawa Prefecture Japan. The scenery of the residential quarter in suburbs where the detached house with the garden lines up has extended. At first, I put a big box whole of the site, then make big void as a window..The relation “Garden and house” is improved to”The big box including the garden and environment around the site” in the scale. The box makes a big window on environment is chosen, sky in the south and green tract of land in the north. This is trial for urban residence to close and open to the environment. It enable to feel more large scale..”  Interesting form, indoor / outdoor sensibility; brief, but relatively vague, architect’s description..

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image: © Nobumitsu Watanabe; article: “House kn / Kochi Architect’s Studio” 09 Dec 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/301256&gt;

* Residential Architecture: House and Atelier PTL by Satoru Hirota Architects

Residential Architecture: House and Atelier PTL by Satoru Hirota Architect: “..a U-shaped plan creates a centralized entry which is buffered from the adjacent street. wrapping the rooms around an outdoor patio courtyard and tree, the configuration separates the different programmatic spaces with large sliding glass doors which may be opened allowing a permeable circulation throughout the interior..”  Interior courtyard, and interesting external geometry yield a fascinating internal geometry..

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