Form Kouichi Kimura Architects

House Of Integration

House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota

HOUSE OF INTEGRATION

Form / Kouichi Kimura Architects

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Japan

YEAR
2010

House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota

Text description provided by architect.

THIS IS THE HOUSE FOR A YOUNG COUPLE AND THEIR CHILD

The client had a longing for the traditional Japanese folk dwellings, and desired to take advantage of the surrounding bountiful idyll in the new house.

House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota

We planned in the center of the first floor a spacious foyer that functions as a semi-exterior area.

This space, which evokes relation between the DOMA (dirt floor) and ZA (habitable space floor) often seen in the old Japanese folk dwellings, is connected with the couple’s bedroom, child room, bathroom, and stairway to the second floor.

House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota

It plays a role as the core of the flow line inside the house, and can be used in a variety of ways in accordance with the client’s needs.

THE LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, AND KITCHEN ARE LAID OUT ON THE SECOND FLOOR

We designed so that the line of sight is led by colors and lights when you go upstairs, to the idyllic scenery that spreads outside the opening.

House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota

The house, though it may be compact, integrates diversified and productive spaces produced by various materials and colors, in its minimal volume that blends in with the idyll.

House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota


House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota
House Of Integration
© Takumi Ota


House Of Integration
ground floor plan
House Of Integration
first floor plan

Form Kouichi Kimura Architects
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Form Kouichi Kimura Architects
1-1-35, Yagura, Kusatsu-City, Shiga 525-0053, Japan