Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier

Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Windows, Door, Facade, Forest, GardenShed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - WindowsShed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Windows, BeamShed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - ColumnShed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - More Images+ 21

  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  112
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014
  • Photographs
    Photographs: Takumi Ota
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Grohe, Hirata TILE, IOC Flooring, Lixil Corporation, T-form, Takiron
Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Windows, Door, Facade, Forest, Garden
© Takumi Ota

Text description provided by the architects. This is the second house at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Because of deep forest, we can’t see the shape of mountain, but the south side of the site is a part of Mt. Fuji.

The Client wants to make Loft space, so we decided Shed roof which is opened to Mt.Fuji.

Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Image 16 of 26
© Takumi Ota

On the other hand, if we chose the shed roof, heavy snow falls to the north side of the house in winter, and north entrance will be buried in snow.

Section Detail

So we started redesigning the roof from regarding the Shed roof as one plate which drops snow and rain. We fixed the slant of the roof, but fold it In a longitudinal direction, to redesign how to drop snow and rain.

Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Windows, Beam
© Takumi Ota

Approach terrace penetrates into the house volume and it divides this house to two volumes.

Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Table, Patio
© Takumi Ota

The shed roof is folded in the mountain fold over this entrance approach, so snow and rain fall beside this approach. When we fold it in the valley fold, we can gather the snow beside the parking space. On the rainy day, we can see the rain fall from the valley of the roof from the picture window.

1st Floor Plan

In the lounge space surrounding wood stove, we can find the Valley of ceiling in the big room. It divides one room gently, then we started to consider how to use the space.

Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Windows, Facade
© Takumi Ota

As response to the roof design, the slop and step is installed into the house, it is like another landscape for the clients who loves the outdoor life for example trekking or mountain bike.

Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Column
© Takumi Ota
Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Windows
© Takumi Ota

Loft space connects two volume of the house, and also act as the daylighting space and ventilation wind tunnel which keeps room condition comfortable in the passive way.

Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier - Windows, Door, Facade
© Takumi Ota

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Cite: "Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier" 23 Aug 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/793620/shed-roof-house-hiroki-tominaga-atelier> ISSN 0719-8884

© Takumi Ota

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