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House in Yotsukaido

This is a project by Studio NOA Architect & Associates and it is located at Chiba, Japan. Project's program: Single family house. There are twelve images for House in Yotsukaido.

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Project details

Project name: House in Yotsukaido
Location: Chiba, Japan
Program: Single family house
Area: Site Area: 160 m2 • Building Area: 96 m2
Year: Completion: 2011
More details: Site Type: Suburban • Main Structure: Timber frame • Number of Stories: 2
Project by: Studio NOA Architect & Associates

Project images

Designer's statement

The black floatings:

Located in a suburban area, house in Yotsukaido is a residence that looks to merge the boundaries between private interior space and the context.

A non transference glass terrace connects to the home. Thick walls surround the outdoor area, shielding the owner from outside eyes, while maintaining a sense of exposure to the nature. A single square opening cuts through the enclosure, framing a nearby retention basin and the neighborhood beyond. A solid black form cantilevers over a semi-opaque volume, inverting the traditional structural orientation.

Enclosing the ground floor, the cloudy surface provides an area to transition the homeowner between the contrasting atmospheres. At night, interior lights radiate through the translucent skin, illuminating the solid black mass, which appears to float in the sky.