Wooden shade is reflected in the center room dug by the triangle from a high position, and it changes every moment as time goes by. A natural expression is translated and expressed in forms, such as the shade of a tree and light, on a white canvas. Moreover, a sense of distance with trees is adjusted depending on how to place yourself, and it provides a spatial experience filtered with depth. The room in itself will be found with various expressions of the environment by the season, sunlight, time of the day, etc. On the other hand, the rooms of both wings are contrastively darker than the center room, and they are illuminated by the wavering light coming from the center room. Through the low eaves, the view enters the space which leads to the bottom grass of the woods.
Location: Nagano, Japan
Use: Summer house
Completion: 2010
Land area: 590.94 mq
Total floor area: 71.37 mq
Architects: Kyoko Ikuta / Kyoko Ikuta Architecture Laboratory
Katsuyuki Ozeki / Ozeki Architects & Associates
Structural engineering: IIJIMA Structural Design Office
Constructor: Daiichi kensetsu