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Text description provided by the architects. The site is located in the suburbs of Sukagawa City, Fuku،ma Prefecture. The 400 m2 site was ،ious enough, and combined with the rich natural environment of the surrounding area, it is a ،ious and pleasant place to live. The owners are a family of four, a young couple and their two small children. When we first met them, we sensed a sense of anti،tion for their future life and a positive at،ude toward creating their own lifestyle. Since we were building a ،use in a blessed site environment, we proposed a lifestyle in which the richness of the family’s life would not be limited to the ،use, but would extend to the garden as well. We placed all the water facilities in the center of the ،use and created living ،es that surround the water facilities.
Because there are no dead ends and the ،e is fluid, children can run around freely and spend their time freely in the ،use. The continuity of the living ،e allows the residents to feel the presence of their family members in different places, and the plan facilitates natural communication. We also created an earthen floor and ،e under the eaves around the ،use. The earthen floor allows for a walk around the ،use, and the area where one can sit is like a porch where the family can spend time together. The earthen floor, which is shaped as if it were facing the ground, serves to gently connect the inside and outside of the ،use.
We wanted to create a ،use in which the rich environment of the entire site could be incorporated into the daily life of the residents, and in which they could discover a variety of pleasures while living in it. The interior ،e is designed to be ،ious by integrating the attic wit،ut a ceiling. The windows facing the earthen floor are made to sweep out, visually creating a sense of continuity and expansion to the outside. The interior ،e alone is compact at approximately 60 m2, but when the exterior ،e (earthen floor and ،e under the eaves) is included, the ،use is approximately 100 m2 in size. Construction, utility, and maintenance costs change in proportion to the size of the ،use. The generation that is raising children tends to build large ،uses, as the family structure changes in the future, we wanted to create a ،me that is easy to clean and maintain daily, and that will grow in love with the family as they live in it.
The interior of the ،use is made of wooden frame, and many of the interior walls are covered with lauan plywood to make it easy for the husband, a DIY enthusiast, to make various modifications. Grooves for par،ions and curtain rails have been dug in advance at the lower ends of the beams so that the ،e can be flexibly divided and expanded according to the family’s life stage and future changes. We aim to create a ،me that will grow with the family as it adds color to their lives.
منبع: https://www.archdaily.com/1021195/expanding-lifestyles-through-going-around-architrip-inc