Hironaka Ogawa & Associates

House in Sanbonmatsu

House in Sanbonmatsu
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HOUSE IN SANBONMATSU

Hironaka Ogawa

ARCHITECTS
Hironaka Ogawa

LOCATION
Japan

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
253 m²

YEAR
2011

PHOTOGRAPHS
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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This project is to design a private residence along drive way in Kagawa Prefecture in Sikoku.

House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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The site was plotted by the town redemarcation project and the construction site occupies twice the size of the surrounding ones.

House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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The neighboring houses are mostly two-story-high and standing on the small sites.

House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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Therefore, 1st and 2nd floor volume are the same and box-shaped design. In contrast, this house has achieved well-balanced exterior shape by introducing long hipped roof.

The roof is partly cutout and it is used as a courtyard that lets the sunlight and wind into the house, and the rooms and corridors are placed around it. 

House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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What is more, living room, dining room and kitchen are connected vertically and mildly by the voids.

House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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The garden surrounding the house was tilted toward to the house in order to provide better views to all the rooms.

House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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Despite the fact that the idea of cutting out a volume from hipped roof is quite simple, it gives various volume impressions in different angles and less oppressive feeling to the neighbors.

House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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What’s more, the change of the room volumes provides various views.

House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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House in Sanbonmatsu
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North Elevation
House in Sanbonmatsu
West Elevation
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South Elevation
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House in Sanbonmatsu
First Floor Plan
House in Sanbonmatsu
Second Floor Plan
House in Sanbonmatsu
Site Plan

Hironaka Ogawa & Associates
T +81 3 64590209 F +81 3 64590109
Hironaka Ogawa & Associates
Tuda-Building 2・3F 6-18-2 Shinbashi Minato-Ku Tokyo,105-0004, Japan