House on Mt. Yataka

 

House on Mt Yataka

This is a house for a stone-sculptor located on the top of Mt.Yataka (300m height above sea)distant from downtown . In this rich and sometimes severe environment, I wanted to make this house as a maximum-opened shelter, where can be open to nature and can also be protected according to the outside conditions. Two roof slabs ,the original form of a shelter, covers sloping ground ,and offer four different level floors following site slope. These four spaces are connected into one-room space and integrated into its surroundings. Interior is planed to take in landscape and temperate outdoor climate with glass facade. Although deep eaves and corridor with low-height wall offers buffer zone against sunshine. The house is made into un-homogeneous space. In Interior by variations of height of wall and cieling,the degree of opening-sense changes with different floor levels. Concrete is chosen as a optimal material which can oppose natural severity. In minimum expression using concrete, I tried to pull out bivalent character of space - transparency and lightness with solid weighty texture.

Location: Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan Main use: house Site area: 1443.53m2 Building area: 108.16m2 Total floor area: 100.44m2 Design term: 2002 Construction term: 2003

 

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