![Residence in Kurakuen / NRM - Image 1 of 17](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/130a/28ba/0d06/5800/0f0c/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414075856)
- Area: 340 m²
- Year: 2010
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Photographs:Eiji Tomita
Text description provided by the architects. The program called for a main residence and a working space. The house and office are two separate independent entities however have a seamless relationship. There are two entrances to the building, including a three car garage and carriage porch to receive visitors. According to the architects the design of these elements stemmed from what the site demanded.
![Residence in Kurakuen / NRM - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/1310/28ba/0d06/5800/0f0d/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414075858)
Situated on a challenging flag-shaped site, this building is barely visible from the main road. The main structural material for this two-story home and office space is reinforced concrete.
![Residence in Kurakuen / NRM - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/1305/28ba/0d06/5800/0f0b/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414075865)
The building itself is intercepted with a circumference and the southern face's depth and space communicate a feeling of freedom by taking and making use of the surrounding landscape in the design of a garden in the inside space.
![Residence in Kurakuen / NRM - Image 8 of 17](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/1321/28ba/0d06/5800/0f10/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414075872)
The architects consciously engaged the environment providing offered tranquil spaces with water, wind, sky.
![Residence in Kurakuen / NRM - Windows, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5013/133f/28ba/0d06/5800/0f15/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414075881)