House of Feudal Lord

Mutsue Hayakusa ／Cell Space Architects

Outline: The theme of this house is to derive a rational environment of light and heat from its form. The entire building is constructed by bending the surfaces to create living areas, overlapping them, and shifting them. By using the space created between the surfaces as a buffer zone, the same effect as that of a large roof in a traditional Japanese house is achieved. The east and west sides, where the load is greatest, are doubled, and attached rooms such as the water supply and the entrance are placed between them. The habitable part of the building is placed in the center, and the two curved sides are shifted north and south to create a large eave and a semi-outdoor space. The roof is double-layered, and the wind passes through the space between the two layers to release the hot air in summer. The inner side is slanted to resist horizontal forces such as earthquakes. The house is all-electric, using late-night electricity.