Nestled in a quiet residential area in the city of Bungotakada in Oita, sits a minimalist dwelling designed by . If you look at the distant view, you can see the beautiful scenery of the ridgeline of Mt. Rokugomanzan on the southeast side. Yabashi aimed to create a landscape element that affects the architecture and the mountains in the distance that are continuous with the atmosphere of the residential area.
The client’s request was a house with various places to stay, and a comfortable living environment where the wind blows through. Therefore, instead of separating the rooms with walls, the architects proposed an open-plan, one-room space that is connected by the idea of using the steps of the floor to take over the role of the walls.
A large roof with a 10-inch slope creates a large air volume and is divided by two floors of different heights. Inside the house, there is a cylindrical living room where the line of sight can be seen, a small-scale space like an attic, a place where you want to sit like an embankment, and outside the house, a semi-external dirt space like the precincts of a temple is created.
I was able to create a variety of spaces with a lot of character. It is also a large area for families to connect circularly with air and light, and a collection of small spaces for individuals. The large roof responds to Mt. Rokugomanzan in the background, and is built in this residential area as an integrated landscape.
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