Omihachiman House / ALTS Design Office

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  • Architects: ALTS Design Office
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  117
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012

Text description provided by the architects. First of all,we returned to innate house a human lived in , and we tried to reproduce the space in modern way.

Omihachiman House / ALTS Design Office - Stairs, Windows, Handrail
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Dividing the space into small spaces-divided and we connect the space and space we have finely divided by stairwell and small aperture.

Omihachiman House / ALTS Design Office - Stairs, Handrail
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Not dividing spaces ,but you are related to lightly each other, besides family can have their own places. just as if,we make our own spaces at cave.

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Having own space,feeling others existence, looking out over the each spaces, but you can't seize overview. Despite small area, you feel wide space.

Omihachiman House / ALTS Design Office - Shelving
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Feeling vaguely spread of space, feeling vaguely whiff of each other... This ambiguity "vague feeling" is reason why this house make you comfortable. 

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Address:Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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Cite: "Omihachiman House / ALTS Design Office" 12 Oct 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/280564/omihachiman-house-alts-design-office> ISSN 0719-8884

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Omihachiman 住宅 / ALTS Design Office

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