This single family home in contemporary Japanese architecture that looks to merge the boundaries between interior space and context. Located in the construction of suburban area in the design. A black solid cantilevers on a volume semi-opaque, reversing the traditional orientation of structure. enclosing the ground floor, the surface cloud provides a space for the [...]

This house avoiding unnecessary form operating in architectural design, the place filled with the essence of the atmosphere and the pace of the life inherited in Okinawa. Because of warm climate and its peculiar history of a detached island, there is a peculiar atmosphere and time sensation that differ from them of Japanese mainland.
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By isolating living space from the wilderness, and upgrading its quality as a shelter, the house will be protected from nature and will provide a comfortable environment. With this, the house will be taken care of and used frequently and continuously. Being in sync with nature isn’t about yielding to nature – it’s about coexistence. [...]

At first glance, the monolithic ebony pyramid residence conical nicknamed the “sharp” by architect Makoto Tanijiri seems straight out of a sci-fi, futuristic, if not a little imposing. But in fact, the house unique shape was derived from a Japanese technique of traditional architecture known tateana jukyo where houses were built deep in the ground [...]