House AA

House AA
© Kai Nakamura

House AA

Moca Architects

ARCHITECTS
Moca Architects

YEAR
2013

CATEGORY
Houses 

PHOTOGRAPHS
Kai Nakamura

AREA
63 M²

LOCATION
Nara, Japan

CONCEPT

This house is built in a residential area of Nara. It is a small house for a family of three, with a total floor area of 63 square meters.

House AA
© Kai Nakamura
House AA
© Kai Nakamura

It is a concept based on the limiting total floor area and the surrounding houses.

A big roof, which rests on top of the three rooms, unites the entire configuration.

Long eaves create space between the roof and the rooms, a key feature of this house.

House AA
© Kai Nakamura
House AA
© Kai Nakamura
House AA
© Kai Nakamura

The outside is connected to the inside. You can see the garden obliquely from the living room through the space created by the eaves.

ABOUT THE ROOF

Controls the eyes The roof controls the focus of the eyes from both the inside and outside.

You cannot see the inside from the house’s window on the outside.

House AA
© Kai Nakamura
House AA
© Kai Nakamura
House AA
© Kai Nakamura

You also cannot see the perimeter of the house from the inside, and the sky is seen on the top through a window.

Expansion of the internal domain The roof hangs over the top and forms a wall surrounding the circumference, making the house feel wider.


House AA
© Kai Nakamura
House AA
© Kai Nakamura
House AA
© Kai Nakamura
House AA
© Kai Nakamura
House AA
© Kai Nakamura


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