the three storey concrete residence is situated below street level. a main feature of the house
are its two tower stairwells - the entrances to the building, located on the rooftop.
This house in Hiroshima, Japan, is nestled into the hillside beneath a road and commands views over the city of Fukuyama.
Rooms requiring privacy, such as bedrooms and bathrooms, are concealed in two towers, while the living and dining room occupy glazed plateaus in between.
The house in Fukuyama is standing at rising of a brae where it has a panoramic view of Fukuyama city.
The client wanted their house to open to the great view of the city, and on the same time, to close from surroundings for privacy.
For the two opposite requests, we designed the house considering a form of the site and its material use.
Because the site was placed at lower level of a street, all rooms were put at the level to block neighbors eyes, and at the opposite side, it is fully open to the Fukuyama city.
At the open side, living room and dining room is placed, and they have same finishes as exterior walls.
For rooms that are for private like a bathroom, they have more clean and smooth finishes.
Because of the differences of the site uses and material finishes, there are more varieties of atmosphere inside.
Moreover, through the same finish walls with outside, trees in a mountain and a courtyard are reflected to the inside. The shadows of the trees connect inside and outside more closely and open as if the interior is a part of the hill.
'house in fukuyama' - street level view
the living space
kitchen and living area
living area
one of the corridors
leading onto the balcony
the rooftop entrance
'house in fukuyama'
'house in fukuyama' by suppose design office
all images courtesy suppose design office
