If you have a nice, private plot of land that also happens to be covered in flora, why hide it all with opaque walls
? That's the thinking behind this small home cum office designed by
Kochi Architects for just such a site in Tokyo. The house, which is made up of two cubes touching corners, takes up 20% of the 450 meter square property, but its exterior glass walls create the sensation that there is hardly a building there at all.
It might seem like glass walls might steam the home’s inhabitants, but a nifty circulation box placed between the two cubes ensures that this beautiful “garden house” is nice and naturally ventilated. Daylighting isn’t a problem either, although nifty blinds help to diffuse the harsher rays without disrupting the exterior/interior continuity. In addition to all that, insulating glass and wood wool improve the building’s energy efficiency. Living inside doesn’t always entail leaving nature at the front door!
+ Kochi Architects
Via Designboom
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