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Garden House / Container Design

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +0000

The site was planned on a hilltop in Aioi City, Hyogo Prefecture. It was originally inhabited by an old Lady whom the client had known since she was a child. The house was a 50-year-old wooden house, with a carefully maintained garden, and was a very quiet and comfortable place.

Hybrid Houses: 15 Projects that Explore the Variations of the Home Office

Dima Stouhi — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:00:00 +0000

It's not uncommon to see housing complexes integrate commercial spaces at the ground level, but the challenge of mediating between the private and public realm on a smaller scale, especially with the rise of the home office, has forced architects to explore all aspects of the structure, from the topography it sits on, to the direction of light and wind, to the design and organization the domestic space. This interior focus explores different design solutions that show how architects and interior designers transformed their projects from a living space into a mixed-use typology, taking into account privacy, flexibility, functionality, and predefined spatial requirements.

Garage Terrace House / YoshiArchitects

Andreas Luco — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 02:00:00 +0000

“The garage terrace as an extension of the living room” The site faces the main road in the middle of a newly developed residential site. There is a lot of transit and people expected in this area. The surrounding houses that started building up are set back about 5m. from the front road. These are used as a parking lot and front yard. A carport will be set up in the front yard, where residents will have barbecues while overlooking traffic and people on holidays. Would you say it is good for the city that Carports make the townscape? I doubt it. The client is a couple in their mid-thirties who likes cars, and it is their second time building a house.

Zeze Osaka Coliving House / SWING

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 14 May 2018 20:00:00 +0000

This share house with eight bedrooms is located in a residential area in Osaka city. With this project, our main objective was how well we could create a plenty space that was prolific yet blended with daily sceneries within an area less than 100m2.

House in Sukumo / Container Design

Rayen Sagredo — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 20:00:00 +0000

Located in Sukumo city, Kochi Prefecture. This House planed in a calm residential area on a small hill. The clients wanted a bright and open house.They like good designed things, and they request to keep value of building materials. Also, they wanted a workspace in the house based on their plan that the client’s wife will work at home in the future.

Shoji Screen House / Yoshiaki Yamashita

Valentina Villa — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:00:00 +0000

This house is in Osaka city, the back of the Karahori shopping district. This site of the only 66 square meters is located in the place where entered 30m the alley from the road.

House in Wakayama / spray

Daniel Sánchez — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 19:00:00 +0000

The House has been designed for the requirements of living together of two households in Wakayama, Japan. The family consists of four generations of eight people from one year old baby to his great-grandmother. They run a company nearby and have lunch and dinner with everyone, everyday.

Courtyard in Kudamatsu / Container Design

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:00:36 +0000

The client planned habitat as a part of site in their family home. The site is kudamatsu-city, Yamaguchi. The site is along a prefectural road. There is a lot of traffic. Their family home has been built at a point distant from the road. Their planning site was near the road.

House in Sayo / Den Nen Architecture

Karen Valenzuela — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:00:00 +0000

This home is sited among villas within the grounds of a golf course that also has tennis courts and a hot springs spa. It is outside of the urban planning area. From the road to the site is an uphill slope with an elevation difference of up to 6m. Behind the site lies an expansive landscape of wooded hillsides and golf course fairways.  

House Nara-zaka / Yoshiaki Yamashita Architect & Associates

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The site is located near the Todaiji Temple in Nara. The location is on the hill with great view. It issituatedon the slopes.（Site area：161sqm) This is the home for couples without children.

Why Japan is Crazy About Housing

Alastair Townsend — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Japan is famous for its radical residential architecture. But as Tokyo architect Alastair Townsend explains, its penchant for avant garde housing may be driven by the country’s bizarre real estate economics, as much as its designers’ creativity.

House of Awa-cho / Container Design

Gracia Vera — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The client hoped for a spacious house with a garden.

House in Minoh2 / FujiwaraMuro Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

The house stands in a quiet residential area in the northern part of Osaka prefecture.

House in Kyobate / Naoko Horibe

Fabian Cifuentes — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This home for a family with young children centers around a Japanese-style mezzanine with tatami flooring.

Adzuki House / Horibe Naoko Architect Office

Megan Jett — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This is a three-story residence on a 83.60 sqm plot of land, with three sides facing the roads. We designed a planar and compact three-story house allowing car and bicycle parking space.

House in Kitabatake / NRM

Andrew Rosenberg — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

House with in-home office constructed in Osaka. The lot is flag-shaped, adjacent to the road at west side and beside to the neighbors on the east and the south. The north neighbor is built at about 5meter lower site which is one of the big factor while planning this house.

Residence in Kurakuen / NRM

Kelly Minner — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The program called for a main residence and a working space. The house and office are two separate independent entities however have a seamless relationship. There are two entrances to the building, including a three car garage and carriage porch to receive visitors. According to the architects the design of these elements stemmed from what the site demanded.