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The I residence is located in Munakata city, Fukuoka prefecture, in the Kyushu district. The owner couple wanted to follow the design of a Danish architect Halldor Gunnlogsson which is a one-story house employing Japanese calligraphy ink colored walls, pillars, sliding doors and Fusuma(wooden framed screens.)
An architect Masakatsu Matsuyama designed a simple and rectangular residence which has lots of intermediate regions like veranda-like porch and earthen floor. In a space that stretches out from the south to the north for about 20m x 8m, sandwiched by the floor and the ceiling, a kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet are situated. On the north side, a bedroom is located and a living and dining rooms are situated on the south side. By having the exterior walls pulled 1.2m inside, veranda-like porches with deep eaves are set in four directions of the house. The perspective of distance can be felt in many ways by combining a wall clearly dividing the space, a grating which subtly delivers sign of presence, and glass that one can see through. The I residence has spaces everywhere connecting loosely to the outside, and one can feel the surrounding nature from anywhere in the house. The relaxing residence was born where northern European furniture the couple selected looks wonderful in the space with Japanese essence.





Architect:Matsuyama Architect and Associates

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