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Architects: FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects
- Area: 394 m²
- Year: 2012
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Photographs: Takumi Ota, Kei Nakajima
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Text description provided by the architects. The client wanted to have a house which is not influenced by the environment of its location.
![House of Silence / FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects - Sink](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/50ed/afdf/b3fc/4b7e/0800/0050/newsletter/19_Takumi_Ota.jpg?1413929346)
This architecture, which is composed of a concrete volume, has not got many windows and is closed by walls, but has got a variety of space inside that you will never imagine from outside.
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The rough concrete finish, shiny tiles and an opening like a belfry will give you a hint of the variation of spaces inside.
![House of Silence / FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects - Concrete](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/50ed/afc4/b3fc/4b7e/0800/0048/newsletter/08__Takumi_Ota.jpg?1413929331)
The inside spaces are divided by the ceiling height, the different levels of floor and type of lights, and are then connected by the circulated line of flow.
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The inner court is cut off from the outside environment and shows a variety of expressions as the light changes.
![House of Silence / FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects - Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/50ed/afcd/b3fc/4b7e/0800/004b/newsletter/11_Takumi_Ota.jpg?1413929336)
Moreover, the contrast of the height makes the space even deeper and wider than it actually is.
![House of Silence / FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects - Countertop, Table, Sink, Kitchen, Bathroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/50ed/b0d8/b3fc/4b7e/0800/005f/newsletter/18_Kei_Nakajima.jpg?1413929361)
This house will give you the experience of going through a variety of sequences, like going through cloisters with the light.
![House of Silence / FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects - Windows, Bathtub](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/50ed/afbd/b3fc/4b7e/0800/0046/newsletter/07_Takumi_Ota.jpg?1413929329)
It exists as a landmark in the town, but it also has highly secured privacy and variety of spaces inside.
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