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House in Nasu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Japanese studio Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates have completed a weekend house in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, where two gabled structures are separated by a walled courtyard.
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The house is divided into two parts with a double-height open-plan room on one side of the courtyard, and the bathroom and storage space on the other.
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The bedroom, kitchen and dining room are all in one room, with a free-standing wall creating a partition.
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Photographs are by Kazunori Fujimoto.
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Here's some more information from the architect:
House in Nasu
This is a weekend house built in the area height of above sea level 550m, in Nasu-town, Tochigi Prefecture.
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Though in the resort town, the road and the neighbor houses are near by the site, and it seems difficult to keep a privacy.
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So we aimed to make an indoor space like a Scandinavian soft interiors instead of the room open directly to the outside .
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The surrounding's tall trees blur the outline of the house, and the interior, they give the abstract light, shade, and many of colors.
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It is one-room space that has two big windows and a concrete wall.
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By the two windows the room connected to the outside environment.
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Closing the white curtains, all symbols as "house" are hidden, and the color and materials that can be seen are limited, still more, the abstract space is filled calm atmosphere.
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The inside concrete wall like "monolith" divide the space generously, and put the life in order.
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Location: Nasu, Tochigi, Japan
Main use: weekend house
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Building area: 85.44m2
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Total floor area: 85.44m2
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Design term: 2009
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Construction term: 2010
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