House in Kokubunji by Suppose Design Office
Slideshow: overlapping openings in the walls and ceilings of this Tokyo house by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office create dozens of views between rooms.
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Contained within a rectangular wooden volume, the family house accommodates rooms for living and sleeping on its two main floors, plus an open-plan loft accessed by ladders.
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Some rooms on the ground floor are set at a lower level than the corridors, while the attic storage areas are raised up slightly higher than the surrounding floor.
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Narrow handrails screen balconies on the upper two floors, so residents have to be careful not to slip over the edges.
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Other popular houses by Suppose Design Office include one where interior walls don't touch the floor - see more projects by the architects here.
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You can also see all our stories about houses in Japan here.
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Here's a few key details from the architects:
House in Kokubunji
Location: Kokubunji city,Tokyo,Japan
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Principal use: personal house
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Site area: 109.11sqm
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Building area: 62.53sqm
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Total floor area: 119.21sqm ( 1F:62.53sqm 2F:56.68sqm )
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Completion: September. 2011
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Design period: November.2009-December.2010
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Construction period: December.2010-September. 2011
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Structure: Wood
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Storeys: 2
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Client: a couple and two children
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Project architect: Makoto Tanijiri [suppose design office]+ Hiroshi Ohno [Ohno JAPAN]
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Project team: Makoto Tanijiri [suppose design office]+ Hiroshi Ohno [Ohno JAPAN], in-charge;Keisuke Katayama
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Ground floor plan
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First floor plan
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Second floor plan
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