The house is located in Hamamatsu, a city on the southern coast of Central Japan, known for its warm climate. The house is a detached extension of an existing house built in 1983. Our aim was to create a whole, old and new altogether rather than emphasizing the contrast between the two.
House in Hamamatsu
Designed by Arii Irie Architects in Hamamatsu, Japan, the single family house is an attempt to seek new relationships between indoor and outdoor, old and new.
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- 31 March 2017
- Hamamatsu
Linear volumes stretching in the east-west direction, spread over the site leaving spaces in between, which are terraces and gardens. The group of roofs of the new volumes relate to that of the existing house, creating a sense of continuation between old and new. The house is conceived of familiar wood construction elements, which make up the majority of houses in Japan, composed in a slightly unfamiliar way: furniture/storage units, beams, studs, and the roof.
In between the furniture units are sliding windows and doors that can be fully opened, which connect the detached interior spaces, and the existing house together. The roof is lifted up from the beams, making the indoor somewhat like covered outdoor space. The project is an attempt to seek new relationships between indoor and outdoor, old and new.
House with gardens and roofs, Hamamatsu, Japan
Program: single family house
Architect: Arii Irie Architects – Atsuo Arii
Structural engineering: Mika Araki
Contractor: Sugiuragumi
Area: 125 sqm
Completion: 2017