The project area had the Abe-kawa river bed and row of cherry blossom trees on the north side with the majestic Mt. Fuji in full view beyond that.

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Architects: KOIZUMISEKKEI

Location: Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Architect In Charge: Shuichiro Koizumi

Constructor: Kuwataka Kensetsu

Area: 166.08 m2

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano

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From the architect. The project area had the Abe-kawa river bed and row of cherry blossom trees on the north side with the majestic Mt. Fuji in full view beyond that.

© Toshiyuki Yano

On the other hand, there was a three-story house adjacent to the south side, so it couldn't expect to get much sunlight. 
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Under such conditions, we made a wide open wall like a door, and designed it to act as a frame for that beautiful scenery to the north and had connection with the outside.

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In the living room on the second floor, sunlight from a skylight on the third floor shines on the wall that holds lightweight cantilevered stairs.

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This sunlight reflects off the big wall and is designed to allow for the entire living room to be brightened with soft sunlight even without windows on the south side where the adjacent house is located. 

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