Szki architects designed GardenHouse Shirowa in Japan. It's built an annex right next to the main building where their parents live in side of the same housing lot. Because limited amount of housing lots are available in the area and price of each lot is expensive upon the people?s needs after Japan?s earthquake in 2011.

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Architects: Szki Architects

Location: Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Architect In Charge: Katsuya Suzuki

Area: 83.52 m2

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Katsuya Suzuki

© Katsuya Suzuki

From the architect. Szki architects designed GardenHouse Shirowa in Japan. It's built an annex right next to the main building where their parents live in side of the same housing lot. Because limited amount of housing lots are available in the area and price of each lot is expensive upon the people?s needs after Japan?s earthquake in 2011.
Site Plan

In order to utilize of the yard on the south side compactly while letting the sunshine to the main building, the annex was built on the south edge of the site and buried under the ground and minimize the floor height. On this house extending project, the annex was designed to connect to the two rooms in the western side of the main building which were not in use for a long time also the family can be access two from the balcony. Also the...