Square concrete frames in different sizes create 4 layers of rooms for this residence at the foot of Japan’s Mount Rokkō by Y+M Design Office .
Named Slide Home, the household home was conceived by the Kobe-based mostly architecture studio as a “four-layered brise soleil” where every area is a separate volume that partially shades the 1 behind.
Collectively, these rooms form four distinct layers that extend from the front to the rear of the internet site, established by the level of light and privacy necessary. Terraces are at the front, although residing rooms and bedrooms are in the middle and bathrooms are set behind.
“We had to ensure that the client family has privacy and that they can appreciate nature at the very same time,” mentioned the architect crew, which also recently finished a best-hefty ballet school in Tokushima.
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“The four-layered brise soleil can shade from strong sunshine in summertime and late afternoon sun, and can consider in indirect sunshine, which is reflected by the light shelf to carry brightness into rooms inside.”
The home is located to the south of the Mount Rokkō mountain range, facing out in direction of the Seto Inland Sea – not far from one more modern home, Rokko Residence by Tato Architects.
It is three storeys large but due to the fact of the steeply sloping site the ground floor functions solely as a parking garage. Residing spaces are all positioned on the two upper storeys, with some defined by a number of measures up or down.
Of the 4 layers of rooms, the very first is produced up of six terraces – 3 on each degree. These provide shade for the glazed facades behind, which front a residing area, dining area and traditional tatami room on the very first floor, and three bedrooms on the second floor.
They also let the resident household to take advantage of the region’s normally warm climate by extending their living spaces outdoors.
“We made a space the place the sea and the mountain directly connect every other,” mentioned Y+M. “The brise soleil provides not only framed beautiful scenery into each space but also shades functions from the other lines of sight.”
Sliding walls are integrated in numerous areas, supplying flexible partitions in between spaces and allowing areas of glazing to be shielded. “So the client loved ones can enjoy various adjustments of environment in accordance with season, time and so on,” added the crew.
The house includes approximately 200 square metres of floor room. A steel frame was used to provide assistance to the complicated structure, but is fully concealed by the reinforced concrete walls and floors.
Heating is integrated into the wooden flooring whilst walls and ceilings are painted a pale shade of grey. A black spiral staircase connects the three storeys, and wooden ladders lead up to lofts above the two children’s rooms.
Y+M Layout Workplace is led by architects Hidemasa Yoshimoto and Masahiro Miyake. Past projects by the company include a house with a staircase for its facade and a residence manufactured up of 7 house-shaped blocks.
Photography is by Yohei Sasakura/Sasa No Kurasha.
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