![A Nurturing Family Home / Takashi Okuno & Associates - Door, Lighting, Facade, Windows, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/595e/fad1/b22e/38e3/8500/0088/newsletter/Japanese-style_room_24.jpg?1499396813)
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Architects: Takashi Okuno & Associates
- Area: 256 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Shigeo Ogawa
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Manufacturers: Fujiwara Chemical, Galvalume, Siltucci
![A Nurturing Family Home / Takashi Okuno & Associates - Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/595e/faa7/b22e/38a7/c200/0009/medium_jpg/Entrance_approach_08.jpg?1499396769)
Text description provided by the architects. The clients have 3 children and they are busy looking after them. The brief is for a large 2-story house efficiently designed with short lines of movement to facilitate their busy everyday life.
![A Nurturing Family Home / Takashi Okuno & Associates - Table, Sink, Chair, Countertop, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/595e/faf9/b22e/38a7/c200/000d/newsletter/Living-dining_kitchen_37.jpg?1499396853)
The living area is an open and dynamic space with decorative beams, whereas the natural reed cladding on the dining area and kitchen ceilings creates a calming effect.
![A Nurturing Family Home / Takashi Okuno & Associates - Sofa, Table, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/595e/faf4/b22e/38e3/8500/008b/newsletter/Living_34.jpg?1499396848)
The L-shaped garden gives the family a great deal of freedom. The gate, approach, entrance lobby and tatami-floored living room provide plenty of space for entertaining guests.
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“The tatami room is an important place for entertaining important visitors, a special place which is usually out of bounds to children”.
![A Nurturing Family Home / Takashi Okuno & Associates - Windows, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/595e/fad7/b22e/38a7/c200/000c/newsletter/Japanese-style_room_28.jpg?1499396819)
A home is a relaxed, harmonious place for a family, but at the same time it is a place where parents pass on concepts to their children.
![A Nurturing Family Home / Takashi Okuno & Associates - Sofa, Windows, Chair, Beam, Deck](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/595e/faea/b22e/38e3/8500/008a/newsletter/Living_32.jpg?1499396838)
A place where love for the family, respect for friends and acquaintances, and gratitude are not forgotten.
This is a home which embodies all the coupleʼs ideas.
![A Nurturing Family Home / Takashi Okuno & Associates - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/595e/fae0/b22e/38e3/8500/0089/newsletter/Living_deck_57.jpg?1499396828)