Alts Design Office

Konan-House

Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida

KONAN-HOUSE

ALTS Design Office

ARCHITECTS
ALTS Design Office

CREATIVE, DESIGN AND ART DIRECTOR
Sumiou Mizumoto

PHOTOGRAPHS
Masahiko Nishida

FLOOR SPACE
83.51m2

PLOT AREA
203.68m2

AREA
108 m²

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Koka, Japan

CATEGORY
Houses

Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida

Text description provided by architect.

A house under the eaves. This residence was built next to the main building in the area, where many old houses stand side by side.

Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida

The client's request was "I would like to have a space like the ones in the 'Glamping resort' "; and in keeping such a concept in mind, I attempted to create an area where the dweller can escape from their daily life and spend an extraordinary time.

Glamping provides visitors with a place to enjoy the outdoors comfortably and without a fuss. By adding a space with the attractiveness of Glamping to the house, we created an external space within the house.

Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida

We extended the eaves of the triangular roof, a look which is associated with a tent, up to the wood deck and lengthened them.

Thus, we successfully created a quasi-external space where the outdoors can be enjoyed without the trouble of putting up a tent.

Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida

The wall facing the wood deck is made of glass, so we added 7.0m beams extending from the outside to the inside which connected the inside and the outside even more.

Moderately bridging the interior and exterior space.If you open the window, you can enjoy the outdoors while staying indoors.

Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida

If you open the windows and arrange some chairs and a table, the external space will become an internal-like space, which will help to create an extraordinary atmosphere.

I hope the client who wanted such an extraordinary space can enjoy transforming the room from an extraordinary outdoors space into an everyday living space.

Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida


Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida


Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida
Konan-House
© Masahiko Nishida


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Alts Design Office
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Alts Design Office
340-5 Kitanakakoji, Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture Ritto-Shi, Shiga, Japan