Alts Design Office

Terasho House

Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura

TERASHO HOUSE

ALTS Design Office

MANUFACTURERS
Lixil Corporation, Nagoya Mosaic, Kitchen House, Nakamotozourin, Prairie

PHOTOGRAPHS
Kenta Kawamura

AREA
139.52 m2

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Koka, Japan

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

We engaged in designing a house of a plaster craftsman to be built on a land facing an alley along which traditional houses stand.

Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura

You would be impressed with the beauty of nature found in farms spreading in the north side of the land.

Meanwhile, the land is adjacent to the alley in its south, along which houses stand.

We planned to create inside the building an outdoor-like space that would smoothly fuse with the rural scenery in the north of the land.

Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura

You would enjoy the comfort of the outdoors no matter where you are in the house, which has a relieving and calming atmosphere.

A spot garden in the Japanese style room is connected with the terrace outside via a piece of glass, and the interior and the exterior are nested together.

Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura

Also, a tiled floor extending from the entrance will produce an even more outdoor-like atmosphere.

In the living room with the kitchen located in its center, you would feel as if you were enjoying cooking outdoors because there is a window about six meters long that can be fully opened.

On the terrace outside the window that can be fully opened, the sunlight is moderately weakened and you will notice a breeze blowing.

Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura

By setting up a space that would make you aware of the outdoors no matter where in the house you might be, we were able to create a natural and comfortable living environment.

We repeatedly discussed the finish and texture of the inner wall, the outer wall and the floor at each phase of the construction process with the client, who is a plaster craftsman, and finished those with great care.

Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura

We were able to complete the house with the client, not on the basis of a design drawing completed 100%, but with the help of the clues, we found in the process of house making. We will never forget this experience.


Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura


Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura
Terasho House
© Kenta Kawamura


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Terasho House
Site Plan
Terasho House
Floor Plans

Alts Design Office
T +81 775 543680
Alts Design Office
340-5 Kitanakakoji, Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture Ritto-Shi, Shiga, Japan