House K is located in the town surrounded by mountains. The image is shining white box in which one will live feeling the transition of light and shadow while letting go of their mind.

© Hiroshi Fujimoto/Studio Fuji

Architects: YDS Architects

Location: Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Architect In Charge: Mana Muraki

Lead Architects: Yoshitaka Uchino

Area: 160.64 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Hiroshi Fujimoto/Studio Fuji

Engineer: Tadasu Abe/ Myu structural Engineer

Contractor: Kazuya Matsumoto, Masamichi Miyazaki, Hiroshi Miyazaki/Iwanaga-gumi Co.,Ltd.

Site Area: 213.62 m2
© Hiroshi Fujimoto/Studio Fuji

House K is located in the town surrounded by mountains. The image is shining white box in which one will live feeling the transition of light and shadow while letting go of their mind.

© Hiroshi Fujimoto/Studio Fuji

I intended to design interior spaces where one feel natures such as light,wind, and rain. Mixing inner spaces with outer spaces, the spaces respond to the city. Inserting the outer terrace into the white box to bring nature to the inner spaces, light and wind from the terrace go through spaces via T-shaped void. Top light and light from the terrace reflected by the walls pour into the inner spaces. These...