The open mouth of this steel-clad house in Fukuoka, Japan, by architects Case-Real reveals its interior to anyone strolling by.
Red and grey galvanised steel envelops the exterior of the House in Saitozaki, which is single-storey on side but has two storeys on the other.
A pitched roof with exposed eaves shelters living and dining rooms on the single-storey side, while utility rooms are located opposite beneath three first-floor bedrooms.
Storage areas inside the house are built into the walls, while the floors are covered with dark wood panels.
Other recent projects by Case-Real include a dorm with a curvy timber deck and a boutique with concave walls - see them both and more here.
Photography is by Hiroshi Mizusaki.
House in Saitozaki
In a residence, For the configuration of volume and internal space In a residence, we thought timeless and simple was best.
Here, keeping an awareness of orientation and road connections, but without paying special attention the site geometry, two anonymous architectural volumes (a typical one-story gable and a two-layer box) are bound together leaving the simple internal structures intact.
Type of Project: Residence
Period: Feb 2011 - Oct 2011
Structual engineer: Jikuu-koubou
Site area: 169.0㎡
Building area: 76.9㎡
Floor area: 123.2㎡ (1F/76.9㎡、2F/76.3㎡)
What I like about this creation is the wide spaces in between rooms. It makes you feel comfortable to move around the house. You can put lots of furniture without feeling of being crowded.
Too much living space lost to circulation and services. Like the exterior cladding.