Shigehara Honmachi House / Tomoaki Uno Architects

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Kariya, Japan
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Text description provided by the architects. The site is on a slope with the highest northern face bordering the road and hanging south from there. The client wanted a house to accommodate a family of four, including two (future) children. They also wanted a space for a wood-burning stove and their surfboard.

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Plan - 1st Basement
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The idea of using the slope to create a space with pilotis on the ground floor was immediately conceived. At the same time, I had the idea of having the living space integrated into the wooden structure.

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Plan - 1st Floor
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To make the transition clear and to improve the thermal insulation and waterproofing, I decided on using a vertical log structure with two rows of 9 cm square cedar timbers.

Shigehara Honmachi House / Tomoaki Uno Architects - Interior Photography, Stairs, Beam, Windows
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What I was also interested in above all else was creating a sublime relationship by combining different structures with the same material. This was indeed the waon (和音) or harmony in the architecture.

Shigehara Honmachi House / Tomoaki Uno Architects - Interior Photography, Beam, Garden
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Cite: "Shigehara Honmachi House / Tomoaki Uno Architects" 08 Aug 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1005084/shigehara-honmachi-house-tomoaki-uno-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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