17.3.2011
House in Kobe, Japan
Esta casa para una familia de tres personas se encuentra en el tranquilo suburbio de Kobe, Japón. Ubiqué la casa en el borde norte del sitio. De esta manera, el jardín se agranda respecto a las casas vecinas y se favorece la iluminación y la ventilación natural. En el interior, envuelta en la suave luz de la ventana de tejado, se componen una pared de chapa de madera y otra pintada de blanco. La sala de estar de estilo japonés y los demás espacios de la casa están conectados con el jardín sur a través de grandes ventanales.
This house for a family of three is located at the quiet suburb of Kobe, Japan. The site, in the town lined with detached houses orderly, placed between the road in the south and the north. The inhabitant approaches from the road on the north side. As for the south, street trees grow up, and verdure is abundant.
I arranged the house on the north edge of the site as much as possible. By doing so, the garden become larger than neighboring houses, and it becomes favorable for natural lighting and ventilation from the north side. Moreover, I planted one big tree on the west side of the south garden. In the near future, verdure in the south garden assimilate with street trees.
In interior, wrapped in soft light from the roof window, it is composed of a wall of lauan veneer and a white painted wall. Living room, Japanese style room, and any space in the house is connected to the south garden by big windows where natural light and fresh wind are taken.