The client happened to acquire a narrow strip of land along the sand beach of Kitsuki, which was once used...
Second project for “Shishi-iwa House” in Karuizawa. The simple two-story rectangular plan evolved from the very tight rectangular site. The...
A new living room is added to a cottage at the foot of Yatsugatake. On the gable side of the...
When visiting the site in Karuizawa, there was a forest unique to Karuizawa where beautiful trees grow thick. The first...
The complex site with irregular angles and a steep slope was further restricted in having to consider the possibility of...
In Japan, the level of timber engineers and fabricators, and the development of timber engineering is far behind Europe, especially...
The site is a typical residential area and this house was designed to experience the seasonal changes and the passage...
The 2-storey wood structure residence is situated on a flag pole shaped site, 30m square in plan with a 15m...
Instead of being supported by conventional columns and walls, this “Furniture House” is supported structurally by the furniture itself, creating...
The site is at the top of a slight hill, on the corner of an L-shaped street. Looking back down...
Located on a hilltop site facing the ocean, the floor, walls and ceiling of this building frame three different views....
The Metal Shutter House is a residential condominium with a gallery space on the ground floor. The building is located...
Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in August 2005, caused enormous damage to the City of New Orleans. In December 2007, the...
The proposed layout for this exclusive villa arranges all interior spaces along a curvilinear path stretching throughout the site. The...
For this development of 17 beach villas, two different types of main houses and one complementary floating house were proposed....
The Sagaponac House is based on the plan of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s unbuilt Brick Country House (1924), reinterpreted...
In order to help the victims of the tsunami in 2004, 80 houses and a mosque were planned to recreate...
Belonging to a series of houses with stacking shutters, the Shutter House for a Photographer is organized on a checkered...
This weekend house is composed of a glass box surmounted by a large woven plywood dome. Four structural plywood boards...
Inspired by the location’s unique topography, the abundance of trees and rocks on the site, and the surrounding New England...
Situated on a mountain overlooking the Great Wall of China, the fourth Furniture House is modeled after a traditional Chinese...
The main intention for the design of the Picture Window House was to frame the panoramic view while maintaining the...
The roof of the Veneer Grid Roof House is made of a triangular veneer grid similar to the triangular paper...
Four freely movable room-boxes on casters in one unique two-storey high room allow three generations of one family to flexibly...
The Furniture House 3 is a further development of the furniture unit system. The second story of the house arranges...
Another development of the furniture house, the Nine-Square Grid House replaced the wood frames of the furniture units with steel....
The Wall-less House sits on a mountain slope with the floor sloping upward to meet the roof, naturally absorbing the...
Furniture House 2 is the prototype of a two-story house employing furniture units as structural system. The furniture system used...
The rectangular plan of the house is divided into five parallel, 5×15-metre rectangular zones: front yard, interior space, central courtyard,...
Because the client was used to living “downtown”, a house was created to reflect this traditional open lifestyle with contemporary...
The first permanent paper tube structure, the Paper House is organized on a 10 x 10 meter plan with 110...
The concept for the Furniture House to use prefabricated furniture as structural and space defining elements originates from the Library...
Built in a region with heavy snowfall, the second Case Study House sought to separate roof and ceiling. In order...
Containing shops, offices, and housing, this complex sits on an irregular, pentagonal site flanked by a railroad line and a...
Although the sloping site is as steep as 45 degrees in some locations, extra budget could not be alotted for...
Anticipating future housing development in the area, the house’s square plan was rotated 45 degrees to expand views and garden...