NRM Architects Office

Residence In Kurakuen

Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita

RESIDENCE IN KURAKUEN

NRM-Architects Office

AREA
340.0 m2

PHOTOGRAPHS
Eiji Tomita

LOCATION
Kobe-shi, Japan

CATEGORY
Houses

YEAR
2010

Text description provided by architect.

The program called for a main residence and a working space. The house and office are two separate independent entities however have a seamless relationship.

Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita

There are two entrances to the building, including a three car garage and carriage porch to receive visitors.

According to the architects the design of these elements stemmed from what the site demanded.

Situated on a challenging flag-shaped site, this building is barely visible from the main road.

Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita

The main structural material for this two-story home and office space is reinforced concrete.

The building itself is intercepted with a circumference and the southern face's depth and space communicate a feeling of freedom by taking and making use of the surrounding landscape in the design of a garden in the inside space.

Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita

The architects consciously engaged the environment providing offered tranquil spaces with water, wind, sky.


Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita
Residence In Kurakuen
© Eiji Tomita


Residence In Kurakuen
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