Atami

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Masao Nishikawa Photography studio

Project • By Noforma Design Studio • Private Houses

Atami House

ATAMI taught us to seek the hidden potential within the historic and cultural fabric of a building, embrace it, and carry it forward into a new chapter of its life. The house presented itself as a traditional Japanese structure, with multiple rooms divided by shoji doors, low ceilings, and tatami floors. Masao Nishikawa Photography studio Masao Nishikawa Photography studio While inspecting for possible roof leaks, we uncovered a beautiful wooden frame with aged natural beams. We immediately recognized this as the building's hidden soul—a place where Japanese craftsmanship truly excelled, yet had remained unseen for decades. Masao Nishikawa Photography studio From that moment, we began to understand the house as a kind... More

Shinichiro Tomioka

Project • By TAPO Tomioka Architectural Planning Office • Housing

Residence in Atami

It is a renovation of a resort condominium built on Izusan in the north of the city area of Atami that overlooks islands such as Hatsushima Island and Izu Oshima Island floating in Suruga Bay.The client's request was that they wanted to spend time relaxing looking at the sea in an atmosphere different from everyday life. In order to enjoy the view from the large opening that is the feature of this unit from anywhere in the room, we removed all the partition walls that can be removed such as the existing Japanese-style room and kitchen, and secured the area of living dining to the maximum. And we arranged sofa, dining, kitchen in order from the window side, and it was considered as layout not to interrupt eyes to window from each.The int... More