The house before rebuilding had stayed in the shadow because the location that had been surrounded by many buildings had been bad.

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Architects: KamakuraStudio

Location: Katsushika-ku, Japan

Architect In Charge: Keisuke Fukui, KeisukeMorikawa

Area: 95.61 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Nacasa & Partners

Other Participants : Katsuyuki Ando(DAIKO ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.

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Text description provided by the architects. The house before rebuilding had stayed in the shadow because the location that had been surrounded by many buildings had been bad.

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That's why the room hadn't got much sunlight, and the potted plants that had been outside had been losing their energy in the dimly-lit place.So we started designing the best places for plants with the owner who loves plants.

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First of all, we set up the garden on the second floor of the north side which has been the best place of getting a lot of sun and hasn't backlit. And then we put some plants in it.Secondly, we tilted the ceiling that we coated the surface of with reflective material.

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By doing so, we have projected the shape of  the plants that can not be seen from the first floor as a virtual image on the ceiling.

1st Floor Plan

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