2024-05-01T08:27:56-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150182224/hyde-hyde-designed-residence-embraces-japanese-culture Sean Joyner 2020-02-04T17:18:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/99/998ecb2c4f7d0c15213ac246fbfdcbcb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>This <a href="https://www.hydearchitects.com/" target="_blank">Hyde + Hyde</a>-designed home takes inspiration from its residents' Japanese culture. Called&nbsp;<em>Utsuroi House,</em> the dwelling captures an appreciation for timeless architecture through balance and geometric symmetry. 'Utsuroi' is a Japanese spatial concept meaning "a gradual and inevitable change from one state to another." This work of architecture seeks to introduce a "conscious and orchestrates spatial sequence" that guides its inhabitants fluidly through the home.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fc/fc09a0053aacff549a10811b398f3d92.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fc/fc09a0053aacff549a10811b398f3d92.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Elevation.</figcaption></figure></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5a006fee82cd96fd7dbd9dfc2a2bb7bb.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5a/5a006fee82cd96fd7dbd9dfc2a2bb7bb.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Concept sketch.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Sitting atop a high hill on the outskirts of the city of Bath, England, panoramic views of the cascading hills of the country surround the dwelling. With efficiency and low environmental impact in mine, the home will be constructed from prefabricated timber.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/15/15ded44de469e23630d7b77d48ca6af8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/15/15ded44de469e23630d7b77d48ca6af8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Approach view.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a6c8a4ab0cba0ea9d1d7a5e0c66ede47.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a6/a6c8a4ab0cba0ea9d1d7a5e0c66ede47.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rear deck.</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/3789b9d651c6c09568de56e5747ac321.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/3789b9d651c6c09568de56e5747ac321.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Concept sketch.</figcaption></figure></figure>