![Shift Block / Kichi Architectural Design - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59f1/8db2/b22e/3819/9400/0458/newsletter/shift_block_007.jpg?1509002670)
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Architects: Kichi Architectural Design
- Area: 99 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Ippei Shinzawa
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Manufacturers: DAINICHI GIKEN KOGYO CO., LTD, FUJIKAWA KENZAI KOGYO, YKK AP
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Lead Architects: Naoyuki Kikkawa
![Shift Block / Kichi Architectural Design - Windows, Facade, Concrete](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59f1/8c31/b22e/3819/9400/0452/newsletter/shift_block_001.jpg?1509002284)
Text description provided by the architects. The second floor part of this house is placed obliquely on the first floor part. The blank space made there gives luxury to space. The stairs climbing the space obliquely give excitement to the inhabitants.
![Shift Block / Kichi Architectural Design - Countertop, Kitchen, Beam, Windows, Sink](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59f1/8df9/b22e/3819/9400/045a/newsletter/shift_block_010.jpg?1509002740)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59f1/8b81/b22e/38e2/ab00/0284/newsletter/shift_block1F.jpg?1509002090)
![Shift Block / Kichi Architectural Design - Table, Windows, Chair, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59f1/8f19/b22e/38e2/ab00/0295/newsletter/shift_block_021.jpg?1509003028)
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Also, when approaching the entrance to a tunnel, you will feel like being inhaled. Looking at the exposed beams and pillars inside, you can understand that the structure of this building is wooden. Privacy-protected courtyard carries wind and sunlight through trees to Japanese rooms and living rooms.
![Shift Block / Kichi Architectural Design - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59f1/8d24/b22e/38e2/ab00/028b/newsletter/shift_block_003.jpg?1509002528)