House of the Day: House of Vision by FORM | Kouichi Kimura
November 16th, 2016
November 16th, 2016
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Built in Japan’s Shiga Prefecture in 2008, this property was designed to maximise the inhabitant’s relationship with nature, whilst also maintaining a sense of privacy.
The architects achieved this by building a trench to the reverse of the property, and creating an interior courtyard at the centre of the house.
Photography: Takumi Ota
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