Overlooking vast rice fields, scattered farmhouses, and mountains, sits a quaint wooden residence designed by Japan-based Motoki Ishikawa Architect & Associates Inc.. Located in Yokote, Japan, the design challenge came in addressing the area's dynamic climate where long winters invite heavy snowfall and short summers bring high humidity.
Working within a strict budget, the architects decided to construct the home in a linear fashion, dividing up the space based on the owner's programmatic needs. The garage, sunroom, and main residence, all occupy a space of the same width. Each area of the home is divided by a sunroom, allowing connectivity to the exterior and a buffer between living spaces.
Moreover, while considering the feasibility of construction, the design team composed the home’s columns and beams in identical dimensions with a goal of streamlining its production.
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"Quaint" is a funny way to describe a house 165' long.
"Streamlining production" is an oxymoronic kind of "efficiency" for a building that has such large perimeter compared to floor area.
i don't care about the description or reasoning behind it. all that matters is the built work which is f*cking BEAUTIFUL!
thanks for the heads up 'nect! Motoki's my new fav Architect!
This really looks like a dreadful house to live in. What happens after they run cabling and hvac? Will that all be visible in the skinny loft platform?
Eugh, a much more reasonable shape would have been two shorter leaner houses with their broad sides facing an interior courtyard. At least you don't have to call an uber if you need to take a piss.
Its architecture for the sake of architecture. Doesnt need to be functional...
someone still has to live in it tho.
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