Arita House by Kitorepe
Located in Arita Town, in the western end of Saga Prefecture, Japan, this modern wooden house has been designed in 2018 by Kitorepe.
Description
This house is located in Arita Town, which is famous for Arita-yaki pottery in the western end of Saga Prefecture. There are many potteries in Arita, and the project site is located in the center of the town. The client is a potter and his wife. They wanted to create a simple house for them to live in and a small gallery to display their works. The kiln and workshop are located right next to the house, and since they come and go several times a day, the flow line is easy to move around and We wanted to create a space for relaxation that would reset the relationship between work and home, which is close to each other. We proposed to divide the living space and the gallery space into two volumes, and to create a semi-outdoor space in between. This half-outdoor space is the entrance porch for each volume, and it is also a space that can be used for indoor purposes. This semi-outdoor space also provides a buffer for the privacy of the home, as the property is surrounded by roads and open spaces, and there was a concern that the property would be seen by those around it at all times. The private room, study and sanitary area are combined into two boxes, with the remaining space being the living room and dining room and kitchen.
The dining room is integrated with the earthen floor of the entrance hall, so that the resid...
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