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The Nakamura residence stands on a plot land of only 63m2, and is about 15-minute drive from the center of Hiroshima prefecture, situated in the Chugoku district. Usually, when a house is built on a small plot of land, the building-to-land ratio is maximized, but architect Makoto Tanijiri didn't maximize it and planed a residence with some room. With this plan, a form where two boxes are not lined up but piled up was born. The space created by this jolt out of alignment, became an important existence to lead the sunlight into the Nakamura residence.
The residence has a layout with almost no partitions to give an extended feel to the space. A master bedroom and a bathroom are allocated on the 1st floor and the living room, the dining kitchen and a tatami room are on the 2nd floor. On the 3rd floor, other multi-purpose rooms are arranged. The space created by these boxes out of alignment was positioned on the upper part of the bathroom and the living room, and for each room, a skylight was put in. Securing the privacy of the home was considered because it's surrounded by many neighbors. Since the openings are minimized as much as possible, this skylight has a significant role in taking in the sunlight. The openings are established in other places but they are all for the purpose of ventilation except the door to get in and out from the terrace.
As based on Tanijiri's idea that when the lighting apparatus gets in a view, the beauty of the space is impaired, the minimum amount of lighting was fixed. The sockets for other lamps' plug-ins placed on the floor, are covered up so they don't stand out.



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