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House in onomichi: A home in a wooden box
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House in onomichi: A home in a wooden box
Located
in the far west side of Japan in Hiroshima Mukojima area of Onomichi City, the
house overlooks the Seto Inland Sea to the southeast with a modest climate. A
husband-and-wife team of fashion designers purchased this plot in order to
build a house that contains their atelier space.
The
first floor is mainly reserved for their workspace while the second floor
consists of their living quarters. A greenery-filled courtyard and stunning
view of the ocean bring the rich natural surroundings of the house into focus. Japanese
cedar boards that were sourced locally were used for the simple exterior finish.
The clapboard-like façade was affixed using a traditional Japanese method that
allows the exterior skin of the house to change its appearance according to the
location of the viewers and the time of day.
A fresh
lawn grass and flowering dogwood trees were newly planted in order to form a pleasant
courtyard. There is an old well just next to the garden that had been dug a
long time ago. It provides a source of water for the plants, while the stones
piled up on top of the well also create part of the overall landscape. This
small mound of locally-sourced stones held together with the local flood
control method.
It
was our intention to both activate surrounding site conditions and preserve its
memories in order to enhance architectures there.
in the far west side of Japan in Hiroshima Mukojima area of Onomichi City, the
house overlooks the Seto Inland Sea to the southeast with a modest climate. A
husband-and-wife team of fashion designers purchased this plot in order to
build a house that contains their atelier space.
The
first floor is mainly reserved for their workspace while the second floor
consists of their living quarters. A greenery-filled courtyard and stunning
view of the ocean bring the rich natural surroundings of the house into focus. Japanese
cedar boards that were sourced locally were used for the simple exterior finish.
The clapboard-like façade was affixed using a traditional Japanese method that
allows the exterior skin of the house to change its appearance according to the
location of the viewers and the time of day.
A fresh
lawn grass and flowering dogwood trees were newly planted in order to form a pleasant
courtyard. There is an old well just next to the garden that had been dug a
long time ago. It provides a source of water for the plants, while the stones
piled up on top of the well also create part of the overall landscape. This
small mound of locally-sourced stones held together with the local flood
control method.
It
was our intention to both activate surrounding site conditions and preserve its
memories in order to enhance architectures there.
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