Matsubara Residences

Ken’ichi Otani Architects

Outline: The house has two facades at an angle to the front road, and the east wall is sloped. In the center of the plan, there is a semi-external space called the vestibule, which is a two-story atrium. On the first floor, the vestibule serves as a connection from the entrance to the front road, and on the second floor, it creates an intersection of the U-shaped plan and the line of sight. The third floor is a linear single-room space that seems to incorporate the front yard. No one floor is specialized, and the spatial experience at each location is different, giving the space an expansiveness as an experience.

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