Inspired by the first recorded house in Japanese culture, built during the Yayoi dynasty (200 BC - 250 AD). Known as Tateana Jukyo house, the peculiarity of this type of archaic constructions.
It is that they were the result of digging in the rock, or houses that were built by digging a hole in the ground about seventy centimeters, covered in a second phase with a pyramid-shaped roof made of plant material.
The young architect Makoto Tanijiri from Suppose Design Office, a studio specializing in single-family homes, asked his future residents, a young couple from Hiroshima. A solution that was practical, comfortable and respectful of their privacy.
It is a three-storey house with a living area of 100 square meters. Partially sunk into the ground, it is surrounded by an elevation built with the earth resulting from the hole, acting as an organic barrier and natural protection for the house.
In addition to marking the natural perimeter of the property. The structure of the building is supported by four steel plates. The problem of the lack of lighting on the first floor was solved by replacing the partition walls with large windows.
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From the center of the room is the staircase that allows access to the other two remaining floors, where the double bedroom and a space for the children's room are located. Finished in a claraboya that culminates the house.
Although what is most remarkable is its exterior facade, consisting of four sheets one on each side, black upholstered and whose first height has been installed terrace for solarium, a place of social character where residents have the opportunity to establish a dialogue with the outside.
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