Agui House

Wed Mar 05, 2014HousesJapan2014RegionalismAlts Design Office

Agui House

ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

ARCHITECTS
ALTS Design Office

LOCATION
Japan

AREA
121.0 m²

YEAR
2014

CATEGORY
Houses

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Text description provided by architect.

This house features an engawa, which means that the space between the interior and the exterior are horizontally arranged, as commonly seen in classic Japanese architecture.

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

In this project, we tried to create a verstatile space so that the inhabitants can live even better lives.

The site in the southeastern corner allows the engawa to connecting to living room which opens to an exterior space.

Pillars and walls obscure the boundary between interior and exterior, as seen in shrines and temples.

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

This "in-between" acts as a buffer while protecting interior space against external elements.

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Courtesy of ALTS Design Office

Agui House — Arrangement Floor Plan

Agui House — First Floor Plan

Agui House — Second Floor Plan

Agui House — Section

Agui House — Detail Section

Agui House — Elevation

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