There were three requests from the owner. "To make a simple building that blends in with the village, rather than an ostentatious one, because the owner had left the shabby abandoned house for a long time and caused a lot of trouble to the people in his hometown. "The house must be large enough to allow us to gather with our sisters and many relatives, acquaintances, and friends who live in our hometown, and to share meals with them. The exterior of the building has a simple form reminiscent of the barns and warehouses of farmhouses scattered around the area, and galvalume small wave steel sheets were used for the finish in consideration of maintenance. It is a large one-room space with a mostly concrete floor, but nine movable floors on casters with storage inside are installed to accommodate various living patterns.

Japan | Hyogo

Jutakutokushu October 2007 issue 107P