![House in Shintou / SNARK + Ouvi - Windows, Stairs, Beam, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/548b/a4bc/e58e/ceb1/6f00/0032/newsletter/portada_hidas_house_033.jpg?1418437798)
- Area: 58 m²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Ippei Shinzawa
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Structural Engineer: Ouvi, Shin Yokoo
![House in Shintou / SNARK + Ouvi - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/548b/a3e1/e58e/ceb1/6f00/002d/newsletter/hidas_house_008.jpg?1418437580)
Text description provided by the architects. After a 50 minutes drive from Takasaki city, Gunma, a place between village and city, you will see the building, having both residential and commercial spaces.
![House in Shintou / SNARK + Ouvi - Table, Windows, Wood, Sink, Countertop, Beam, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/548b/a46c/e58e/ceb1/6f00/0030/newsletter/hidas_house_029.jpg?1418437717)
The kind of highway that bypass load is located right in front of this site. Setting this road-side location as a key factor, we had to combine both concepts: a house and a store.
![House in Shintou / SNARK + Ouvi - Windows, Beam, Countertop](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/548b/a44f/e58e/ceb7/6d00/0042/newsletter/hidas_house_027.jpg?1418437688)
To characterize the building as a store, it needed to hold a commercial presence. Therefore, we decided to make the whole architecture as a sign. The external space will collect attentions from outside. The internal space will frame the space.
![House in Shintou / SNARK + Ouvi - Image 19 of 27](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/548b/a5bc/e58e/ceb7/6d00/0048/newsletter/Shintou_PL.jpg?1418438063)
The site was planned not to shut down drivers' eyes on the road in consideration of being seen from the outside , after considering the wants we had to satisfy at the same time. To show the architecture, the shape factor, volume, and the plot was designed.
![House in Shintou / SNARK + Ouvi - Windows, Chair, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/548b/a405/e58e/ceb7/6d00/0041/newsletter/hidas_house_013.jpg?1418437609)
We designed the commercial area on the ground floor and the residential area on the second floor. The ground floor has a wide opening, catching eyes from outside. The second floor has a hardly visible opening, preventing the passers-by from seeing inside.
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From the windows upstairs, residents are able to see the magnificent view of the mountains surrounding around (Akagisan, Asamayama, and Myougisan). These windows help provide enough lights to the space.
![House in Shintou / SNARK + Ouvi - Wood, Sink, Windows, Beam, Countertop](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/548b/a469/e58e/ceb7/6d00/0043/newsletter/hidas_house_028.jpg?1418437711)