Arbol

House in Ikoma

House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura

HOUSE IN IKOMA

Arbol Design

TYPE
Residential › Private House

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2015

SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft

LOCATION
Ikoma, Japan

PHOTOS
Yasunori Shimomura (15)

House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura
House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura

Double height ceiling space at earth floor connects the entire rooms and the family.

House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura
House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura

The request of the clients was earth floor, and a spacious open place like studio, as they’d like to feel sense of unity as a family.

To meet these needs, entrance, earth floor, and stairs have double height structure, and the ceiling height is set in 6700mm.

Furthermore, a glass window is placed above the stair space, and its width is same as earth floor one, so that the sunlight comes in well through that wide open window.

House in Ikoma
House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura
House in Ikoma

The aim of this design is for wind, natural sunlight, and air to run through the whole area freely and effectively, in this compact house.

Because of this design, some parts of the beams appear, so as to enjoy the strength of wood structure, and its grain change as time goes by.

As this house is located at a developed land of Ikoma mountain, equipment for cold weather is essential.

House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura
House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura

To have a warm living room, polycarbonate material is used at earth floor and stair space.

Floor heating is set at the both earth floor and living floor.As for kitchen equipment, a specific business use model was selected by the client.

House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura
House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura

The exterior shape is square, and simple. Gable roof is placed through north to south.

The house is on the hill, looking down over the scenery, wrapping the inside family gently and softly.

House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura


House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura
House in Ikoma
© Yasunori Shimomura
House in Ikoma


House in Ikoma
House in Ikoma

Arbol
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Arbol
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