U House

Archipelago Architects Studio

Outline: A house for a couple and their two children in a residential area in the suburbs of tokyo. the l-shaped plan, adapted to the key-shaped site, is a two-story wooden volume with a large pocket between the first and second floors. by finishing it with darker toned tiles, it is intended to be an interior space with a low center of gravity, with a mass of stored positional energy (u) at the top.

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