House in Tokushima

House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano

HOUSE IN TOKUSHIMA

FujiwaraMuro Architects

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Shintaro Fujiwara, Yoshio Muro

PHOTOGRAPHS
Toshiyuki Yano

SITE AREA
661.04 M2

AREA
111 m²

TOTAL FLOOR AREA
158.91 M2 

YEAR
2014 

LOCATION
Japan

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The client requested a building for the married couple and their two children to live in, with a space for home office, at a site located in the suburb.

House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano
House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano

There is a plan for a large-scale facility in the adjacent property; and an arterial road with high traffic runs on the south side of the client lot.

Under such conditions, a spatial structure was considered to secure lighting and ventilation while assuring privacy throughout the future.

House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano
House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano

Line of sight and noise from the arterial road is blocked by soil banking built on the road side with surplus soil.

Daylight from the south side is taken into each room on the second floor by projecting them out from the roof surface, providing excellent lighting and ventilation scheme while securing privacy.

House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano
House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano
House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano

A living-dining space in a skip-floor configuration is provided at the central part of the interior space of this building. 

This space connects to a bedroom, children’s rooms, water sections, and a study room.


House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano
House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano
House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano
House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano


House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano
House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano
House in Tokushima
© Toshiyuki Yano


House in Tokushima
Elevation
House in Tokushima
Elevation
House in Tokushima
Elevation
House in Tokushima
Elevation


House in Tokushima
Section
House in Tokushima
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House in Tokushima
First Floor Plan
House in Tokushima
Second Floor Plan
House in Tokushima
Stair to Roof