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Beyond this stark facade, the house – designed to maximize the natural light – consists of three volumes sandwiched between two voids, the entrance and an outside courtyard.
In the middle of this two spaces, a living room, kitchen, master bedroom and children’s room are located: in this way the architects created a bright double-height interior, cladded with soft wooden materials, while still providing the occupants with a sense of privacy and they maintained a feeling of openness despite the house dense location.
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House in Asahiku, Osaka, Japan
Program: single-family house
Architects: Coo Planning
Principal designer: Akiyoshi Nakao
Contractor: kk-Soken
Sub-Contractor: Kobe-Style-kitchen, SanwaCompany, Tform, DAIKO
Area: 55 sqm
Completion: 2013