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The site faces the sea and has deep depth. And it inclines toward the sea by the vertical interval like 2M. We arranged the house in the center of the site. The plane shape of the house is wedge to spread towards the sea.
Garden and Sea House, Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, 2008
Garden and Sea House, Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, 2008
We planned the first floor as a place to enjoy a garden. The part facing the garden of the half underground is a glass window. By it, a slope of the ground just appears as form of the openings. The exterior floor covered with the white gravel. Since it is surrounded by the outside wall, outside can also be felt like the interior of a room. By place to stay and movement at that time, relations with a person and the ground surface change.
Garden and Sea House, Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, 2008
The second floor enabled it to set up a sense of distance with the sea variously in the inside of a building. The both ends of cylindrical space long in the direction of marine are glass windows. An indoor partition wall is also glass. We can look at sea side and the location of the other side at the same time from the room. Even if the sojourner is in any place, he can see or feel the sea.
Garden and Sea House, Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, 2008
Garden and Sea House, Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, 2008
Garden and Sea House, Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, 2008
The first floor that enjoys the yard, the second floor that enjoys the sea, and 2 space were divided clearly. Owner enabled it to spend the time of non-every day by going back and forth mutual space with the different feature appropriate for the cottage.
Garden and Sea House, Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, 2008
Takao Shiotsuka
CV
Currently lecturing at Kyusyu University, Oita University 2002 - Present
Established Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, 1994
Worked at Archaic Associates, 1989 - 1993
Completed the Master Course, Oita University, 1989
Graduated from Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, 1987
Awards
International Design Competition, 2002
Northen Style Housing Complex In Aomori, 2002
Special Prize (Jury: Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando), 2002
GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2001, 2001
Publications
HIGHRISE , vol.01-2004 issue, CAN
Wallpaper* , 01-02.2004 issue, UK
HAUSER , 04.2003 issue, GER
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD , 04.2003 issue, USA
SPACE , 11.1998 issue, KOR
Exhibition
3_2_1 New Architecture in Japan and Poland "Manggha" , Poland, 2004 - 2005
3 Comments
Garden and Sea: Neither do it!
This is a wonderful sleek design--clean, pure and pleasingly simple. But I do question its homage to the surrounding homes. Wondering if any thoughts were given in dealing with incorporating elements of its surrounding-- but if attitude is the end goal-- then it got it-- and beautifully so.
Great job plus excellent photo's. I personally would love to have the time to create such a lovely garden shed, but don't at the moment. Maybe in a few years time i will. For now i took the easy way out and got my garden shed and a carport from isheds here in Australia.
If anyone is time short like me, check out isheds.com.
Keep up the great work.
Cheers
LonnieMeyer
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