House in Hidaka

This is a house that is engaging nature to a part of a life in the dwelling through a wave of a ground from

outside to the inside.

The site is placed in Saitama –ken, Japan, where it has a rich nature environment with beautiful scenery of a

hill. The client wanted their house that is open to the nature environment and also has a depth in the space.

The ground is covering the half of the 1st floor of the dwelling. Because of the light hill around the house,

residents could feel the connection with the surrounding environment closer as if they are living in the nature.

To protect the building from the pressure of soil of the hill, the foundation of the house was built up and

wrapping the half part of the wall at the ground level. The half walls have multiple functions such as a table,

shelves, and stools. In other words, residents could find their own way to use the space as if they are finding

their own, comfortable space in nature like a hill with fine sunlight or under the trees with soft light through

leaves.

Usually, there is a separation between a house and its surrounding environment to protect its privacy.

For the house, we tried to create neutral line between inside and outside in engaging the landscape into the

house. We hope the architecture could create an environment that has more interactive relationship between

nature and a life of residents. 

location: Saitama city, Japan

principal use: private house

site area: 451.13 sqm

building area: 95.76sqm

total floor area: 138.05sqm
( 1F: 54.27sqm/ 2F: 83.78sqm )

completion: December. 2010

design period: August.2008-March.2010

construction period: April.2010-December.2010

structure:  Steel structure

client: a couple and one children

project architect:  Makoto Tanijiri [suppose design office]+ Kenji Nawa [Nawakenji-m]

project team: suppose design office + Nawakenji-m,
            in-charge;Hiroshi Yamagami

Lighting: Caravaggio Opal P0 [LIGHT YEARS]

Chair: None            

Products:None       

Flooring:1F・oak flooring     
        2F・white ash  flooring  

Internal Wall: diatomaceous earth, plaster finish

Ceiling: diatomaceous earth, plaster finish

Photographer: Toshiyuki Yano