![Okura House / Bossley Architects - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5227/fe0e/e8e4/4e5f/df00/0044/large_jpg/Okura_07.jpg?1378352632)
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Architects: Bossley Architects
- Year: 2012
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Photographs:Ewen Cafe
![Okura House / Bossley Architects - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5227/fe06/e8e4/4e5a/6100/003e/medium_jpg/Okura_06.jpg?1378352625)
Text description provided by the architects. Designed for a sensitive ridge in rolling countryside, this house was depressed three metres into the existing ridgeline to minimise impact on the sea views from the neighbouring sites.
![Okura House / Bossley Architects - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5227/fde2/e8e4/4e5f/df00/0043/large_jpg/Okura_05.jpg?1378352592)
Two separate buildings, linked by screens and lightweight roof, define the entry and pool area and help minimise the overall visual bulk. The main living wing has a central section of concrete walls and earth roof to replicate the original ridge when viewed from afar. From this ‘grounded’ element radiate the floating roof over the living areas, and a separate bedroom wing which cantilevers dramatically over the falling land.
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