House In Inokashira

House In Inokashira
© Courtesy of Studio NOA

HOUSE IN INOKASHIRA

Studio NOA: Studio NOA Architect & Associates

ARCHITECTS
Studio NOA: Studio NOA Architect & Associates

AREA
86.0 m2

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Japan

CATEGORY
House

The project is situated on a very narrow plot, and bound by a small street and bamboo tree hill.

House In Inokashira
© Courtesy of Studio NOA
House In Inokashira
© Courtesy of Studio NOA

Sitting into the hill, this single family house acts as both a retaining wall and dwelling place.

Out of respect for the trees that once stood there, cedar louvers and concrete embossed with wood grain suggest the textures and materials that sit in the forest behind the home.

When it gets dark, lights from interior illuminate its outside vertical latticework creating ambiguities around the context.

House In Inokashira
© Courtesy of Studio NOA


House In Inokashira
© Courtesy of Studio NOA
House In Inokashira
House In Inokashira
© Courtesy of Studio NOA
House In Inokashira
© Courtesy of Studio NOA
House In Inokashira
© Courtesy of Studio NOA


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