![Housecut / Starpilots - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/55d6/629f/e58e/ce5f/fc00/0030/newsletter/_29G0088.jpg?1440113297)
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Architects: Starpilots
- Area: 195 m²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Satoshi Asakawa
![Housecut / Starpilots - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/55d6/6265/e58e/ce5f/fc00/002e/newsletter/_29G0007.jpg?1440113238)
Text description provided by the architects. The concern about this project was that 2/3 of the site was under consideration of the city road-building plan. Because of this problem, the client family, who was running a funeral company at this place for a long time, desired:
![Housecut / Starpilots - Lighting, Countertop, Windows, Chair, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/55d6/62b5/e58e/ce5f/fc00/0031/newsletter/_29G8296.jpg?1440113317)
![Housecut / Starpilots - Image 23 of 26](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/55d6/64ce/e58e/ce60/8500/003b/newsletter/plan(1st_floor).jpg?1440113858)
“We want to keep running our company at this place even if we have to give up 2/3 of the building. Even if we could have only a reception desk space, we want to run our business here as we have been doing”.
![Housecut / Starpilots - Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/55d6/62c9/e58e/ce60/8500/0033/newsletter/_29G8314.jpg?1440113338)
![Housecut / Starpilots - Image 24 of 26](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/55d6/64dd/e58e/ce5f/fc00/003a/newsletter/plan(2nd_floor).jpg?1440113874)
Therefore, we placed a dividing line on our design in advance to cut off the building, in case that the city road-building plan is implemented.
![Housecut / Starpilots - Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/55d6/63c8/e58e/ce5f/fc00/0038/newsletter/_29G9974.jpg?1440113594)