House In Hori

House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama

House In Hori

Nakasai Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
Syouichi Uchiyama

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Toyama, Japan

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

A odd-looking site located in the middle of a residential area has been treated like a blind spot in this area.

House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama

Once it was used for a field, and then for a fish farm. However it hasn't been used for a residential purpose for a long time. Houses surrounding the site have windows facing the site.

When planning, it was crucial to preserve the privacy of clients while providing an open atmosphere.

House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama

To that end, the first floor and second floor are connected by a spiraling corridor facing a courtyard, which limits the visibility from outside and serve to preserve the privacy.

Its living space is open toward a courtyard which is in the middle of this house as a comfortable “outside space.”

House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama

Surrounding the courtyard is the spiraling corridor, porch, dinning, kitchen, stairs, bedroom, entrance, and garage.

As you walk up a corridor, a face of the house changes.

Each space has its own characteristics, therefore they are very flexible and grow into a house with a rich variety depending on how it's used.

House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama

It is worth mentioning that in this house, each space such as an entrance or garage is built in relation to a covered alley and the courtyard so that the outside gradually blends into the inside from the entrance to the garage through a covered alley, from the garage to the living space or porch through the courtyard.

This provides a comfortable living structure in such heavy-snow regions with low temperatures as Toyama.


House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama


House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama


House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama
House In Hori
© Syouichi Uchiyama


House In Hori
Floor Plan