"Scape House": a house of unusual shape
Architectural studio FORM/Kouichi KimuraArchitects has implemented a project of a modern house of an unusual shape, as if someone had put the building together from huge blocks and cubes. The original family residence called "Scape House" is located on a hillside in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. From a certain height, magnificent views of the lakes and the surrounding landscape open up, and it is this feature that dictates such an amazing design of the house.
For a family living in a house, one of the importantThe criteria was a sense of privacy, despite the fairly dense development around. Therefore, the architects created a kind of fortress, where vast expanses are visible from the top of the tower, and the walls hide the populated area nearby. In the exterior decoration, as in the construction of the foundation of the house, concrete and corrugated metal sheets of black and gray colors predominate.
A compromise solution between privacyand the openness of the design are the carefully thought-out window openings. Windows of different shapes and sizes are made not only in the walls, but also on the ceiling. Key locations provide the opportunity to contemplate the landscape, let in enough daylight, but at the same time hide the life inside the house from the neighbors.
Despite the fact that the house has an unusual shape, it consistsfrom separate blocks, their connections are almost invisible inside. The unusual layout creates the impression of a labyrinth. Interesting passages, through openings, small corners appear due to the accumulation of huge blocks. At the same time, the space is united into a single whole, each room seems to flow from the previous one.
The interior design is done in a modern styleminimalism. Only the bare necessities of life, no unnecessary decorative elements, things or furniture. However, for Japan this interior style is traditional. The color scheme is made mainly in neutral shades. All shades of gray, black and white colors prevail in the interior of the rooms. In some rooms, both the floor and the walls are made of polished concrete. Wood of a pleasant light brown shade is used as finishing and material for furniture, which harmoniously combines with the interior space, enlivening it and adding rays of warmth to the interior.
In this unusually shaped house, behind the strict geometry and grey walls, there is hidden secluded family comfort and coziness in the style of Japanese minimalism.
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