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This project is situated in a quiet area near the Pacific Ocean, where the scent of salt in the air and the distant sound of waves gently fold into the landscape. The clients—a Japanese-American couple—sought a tranquil lifestyle away from the noise of the city.
The site lies at the edge of a residential zone, rich in greenery with distant views of the sea. To the south, a mandarin orchard stretches across the slope; to the west, a dense bamboo forest rises.
Set on a gently sloping plot of 5,200 square meters, the project’s central challenge was to determine where and how to place the house within this vast and rare landscape.
The protagonist of this residence is the swimming pool—20 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 2.5 meters at its deepest point. The entire spatial composition unfolds around the pool, which was placed to align directly with the mandarin orchard, establishing the axis of the building. The shimmering reflections of sunlight on the water’s surface, the flickering of the sky, the soft ripples, and the gentle arrival of birds who come to sip from the pool—all these moments gradually blend into the everyday life of the home. I envisioned a residence where the sparkle of water can be sensed from every room.
The approach to the house feels like entering a cave; midway through, an entrance door opens into a dimly lit gallery space. From there, one passes through a pair of heavy, wide doors to encounter the striking view of the pool stretching toward the green orchard, stepping into a light-filled, expansive space that unfolds in front. This intentional sequence—moving from darkness into light—stimulates the eye’s natural adjustment and is a technique often found in traditional Japanese architecture. By exaggerating the contrasts in ceiling height, scale, and lighting intensity, and then resolving them into a consistent 3.5-meter-high grid of horizontals and verticals, the architecture gains a rhythm akin to music.
The tea room, placed at the deepest point of the house, stands apart—its atmosphere more still, more silent, and significantly darker than the rest. It borrows the view of the neighboring bamboo forest and becomes a space of profound presence. Traditional materials such as natural plaster, bark-covered logs, and design motifs inspired by Sen no Rikyū’s teahouse are reinterpreted freely here, giving the space both reverence and originality.
Inside, the house also includes a generous wine cellar, two guest rooms, and a fitness room.
With a limited palette of materials and a focus on simplicity in every detail, this minimalist home heightens one’s sensitivity to the phenomena of the natural world.
This stripped-down architecture stands quietly between sky and forest, radiating a serene presence—drawing out and amplifying the beauty of birdsong, the rustling of trees, the shifting light on the water, and the distant sound of waves.
I believe that architecture has the power not only to exist within nature, but to make the surrounding environment feel more alive, more beautiful.
The site lies at the edge of a residential zone, rich in greenery with distant views of the sea. To the south, a mandarin orchard stretches across the slope; to the west, a dense bamboo forest rises.
Set on a gently sloping plot of 5,200 square meters, the project’s central challenge was to determine where and how to place the house within this vast and rare landscape.
The protagonist of this residence is the swimming pool—20 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 2.5 meters at its deepest point. The entire spatial composition unfolds around the pool, which was placed to align directly with the mandarin orchard, establishing the axis of the building. The shimmering reflections of sunlight on the water’s surface, the flickering of the sky, the soft ripples, and the gentle arrival of birds who come to sip from the pool—all these moments gradually blend into the everyday life of the home. I envisioned a residence where the sparkle of water can be sensed from every room.
The approach to the house feels like entering a cave; midway through, an entrance door opens into a dimly lit gallery space. From there, one passes through a pair of heavy, wide doors to encounter the striking view of the pool stretching toward the green orchard, stepping into a light-filled, expansive space that unfolds in front. This intentional sequence—moving from darkness into light—stimulates the eye’s natural adjustment and is a technique often found in traditional Japanese architecture. By exaggerating the contrasts in ceiling height, scale, and lighting intensity, and then resolving them into a consistent 3.5-meter-high grid of horizontals and verticals, the architecture gains a rhythm akin to music.
The tea room, placed at the deepest point of the house, stands apart—its atmosphere more still, more silent, and significantly darker than the rest. It borrows the view of the neighboring bamboo forest and becomes a space of profound presence. Traditional materials such as natural plaster, bark-covered logs, and design motifs inspired by Sen no Rikyū’s teahouse are reinterpreted freely here, giving the space both reverence and originality.
Inside, the house also includes a generous wine cellar, two guest rooms, and a fitness room.
With a limited palette of materials and a focus on simplicity in every detail, this minimalist home heightens one’s sensitivity to the phenomena of the natural world.
This stripped-down architecture stands quietly between sky and forest, radiating a serene presence—drawing out and amplifying the beauty of birdsong, the rustling of trees, the shifting light on the water, and the distant sound of waves.
I believe that architecture has the power not only to exist within nature, but to make the surrounding environment feel more alive, more beautiful.
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