Duplex House in Hiratsuka / LEVEL Architects

Duplex House in Hiratsuka / LEVEL Architects

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Naka Ward, Japan
  • Architects: LEVEL Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  155
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Text description provided by the architects. About 20 minutes from the bus station, the long and slender project site is enclosed by surrounding fields and a low house. This project is a house designed for two families, and the goal of both homes was that the families would be able to live happily and comfortably. 

First Floor Plan

The room of annex that is able to blind up the bonsai of the hobby was wanted by parents. Moreover, it was necessary to design the space to be suitable for small articles and the furniture of the antique style that the wife collected and created.

Duplex House in Hiratsuka / LEVEL Architects - Windows, Beam
Courtesy of LEVEL Architects

The houses are divided by floors with one family on the first floor and the other family on the second floor. For a higher ceiling on the first floor,  and to increase light and air circulation, an opening was made for the south side.

Duplex House in Hiratsuka / LEVEL Architects - Sink, Countertop, Kitchen
Courtesy of LEVEL Architects

On the second floor, the pendant light was arranged like the grid. The height of the light is arranged by adjusting th elength and balance with an irregular ceiling. A soft image of the 2nd floor was connected to the outside by painting the cryptomeria board of the outside wall on light white.

Duplex House in Hiratsuka / LEVEL Architects - Windows, Beam
Courtesy of LEVEL Architects

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Cite: "Duplex House in Hiratsuka / LEVEL Architects" 04 Jul 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/147665/duplex-house-in-hiratsuka-level-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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