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The F residence stands in the suburbs of Osaka in the Kansai district. A husband, wife and two kids live in the F residence. The wife was mesmerized by the soft colors of material textures from the photo collection of Moroccan houses and decided to construct a house with more expression by putting colors on the walls. With that, architect Kenji Hashimoto made the base color as yellow green, which is neutral and blends into any kind of space.
The walls of the living room and dining kitchen on the 1st floor were painted with a light yellow green, and as a result, the contrast between the ash material floor and the dark brown TV stand is not as severe, and adds to the warmth of the space. The moderately rounded wall around the staircase is painted with yellow green with the yellow being the stronger color. The stained glass on this wall is breathtaking. When you go up to the 2nd floor through this staircase, it leads to a hallway with a light green wall where cloth paper with asperity is plastered on as a base. The semi-circle ceiling that reminds one of a mosque ambulatory is painted in bluish green.
To secure the privacy of the space, a big opening was established in the living room and in the dining kitchen. Both face the courtyard, which is surrounded by exterior walls. The part facing the road has only a narrow slit window. When an opening is large, it makes things bright, but a squeezed size window creates nuanced lighting and enhances the wall surface which is painted with a subtle gradation.

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