Takashi Okuno Architectural Design Office

House that Coexists with the Landscape

House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura

HOUSE THAT COEXISTS WITH THE LANDSCAPE

Takashi Okuno & Associates

AREA
82 m²

LOCATION
Japan

CATEGORY
Houses, houses interiors

PHOTOGRAPHS
Hirokazu Fujimura

CONTRACTOR
Momiji Architecture

TOTAL FLOOR AREA
24.84 m2

MANUFACTURERS
Fijiwara Chemical, KYOEI LAMBER, Planet Japan

YEAR
2016

“We want to live among the landscapes that we grew up with.”This is a home for a young couple who told us this wish in the beginning.

House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura
House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura

By creating an opening in the L-shaped wooden partition facing the mountain range, the plan was to create a sense connection between the main spaces in the house, like the living and dining rooms, with the landscape.

The ceiling of the living room is gently curved to intentionally create a feeling of being safely enveloped.

House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura
House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura
House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura
House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura

While the rooms are connected as a single, large space, they are each designed with its own unified interior to prevent a sense of monotony.

The sounds of animals in the rice paddies provide a lullaby, the clouds on the mountains let them predict the weather, and the colors of the mountains help them recognize the change of seasons.

It is our hope that the house will continue to coexist with, and become a part of, the unchanging landscape.

House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura
House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura
House that Coexists with the Landscape
© Hirokazu Fujimura


House that Coexists with the Landscape
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Takashi Okuno Architectural Design Office
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Takashi Okuno Architectural Design Office
790-0814 2-18-1 Misakemachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture Misake 04 Building 3f, Japan