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Project • By NoMaDoS • Private Houses
Wooden Box House (木箱の家)
【Background】
This new residential project was planned for a couple in their 20s who are deeply knowledgeable in fields such as design and fashion. Having noticed our previous architectural works, they requested a spatial proposal with a simple design that would exceed the client's imagination. In response to their request, we treated the simple gabled volume as a single large box, arranging the necessary small rooms within it and configuring the layout so that all the remaining space functions as the living room. On the first floor, a raised platform (koagari / 小上がり) was created facing the living room, while on the second floor, structural floor level differences were introduced to bring a dynamic change to the expansiveness of the space.... More
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Japanese architect Daisuke Kishina –BAUM- has completed a silver galvalium steel plated house in Fukui city. The dwelling slots into a residential densed-packed area and it runs almost the full length of the plot. The 197 square-meter volume includes two storey connected by a steel-wooden staircase. All along the stairs BAUM design a wall library, with a maximum width of 10 meter, conceived as a nucleus of the residence.
"We manage to create a space where you can stay, read, enjoy while going up and down. A space that gather all the family" said the studio.
LDK and japanese traditional tatami room are located on the first floor, linked to the exterior patio and private garden through large windows and sliding doors.
The... More