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Minami Boso city, in Chiba prefecture is situated at the extreme southern tip of the Boso peninsula in Kanto district. The S residence can be found after going up the steep slope surrounded by fields. There is a commanding panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean from this hill, which faces a cliff full of greens.
The owners, the S couple, asked architect Andrea Hikone to design their house. Andrea wanted to maximize the characteristics of the land and let the house have different expressions, facing the ocean and the cliff respectively. The east side frames the scenery with the roof and the floor, which slant toward the ocean. The focal point is the horizon. On the west side, the wall was established slanted along the cliff so that one's line of sight extends up to the sky with a skylight at the very top.
In keeping with the theme of the house, the living/dining room and the bedroom on the 2nd floor were made into one room. A storage cabinet painted in a traditional Japanese deep purple "Nasukon", works loosely as a partition. As for the wooden door that separates the bedroom from the den, art paper called "Karakami" which is used for decorating Fusuma doors (Japanese sliding doors), is cut in circles and pasted.
On the 1st floor, individual rooms like a storage room and a bathroom are consolidated and a picture window framing the ocean is placed at the entrance. This artwork-like window blends in well with small ethnic objects that the wife collects. A comfortable residence that has a beautiful panoramic view and ethnic elements was created.

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