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House with courtyard-with basin-used for recycling rain water : #0602 |
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Open towards the south direction, this house has as C shape that encloses a courtyard. The east- facing large spinning wooden door opens into courtyard which is in front of the main entrance to the house. The roof top garden is located in the isolated Japanese room. The large and the small courtyard, the illuminated garden, the spot garden, the inner garden and the sky garden are created to link with the outside space. The glass door in the large opening slides into the wall and thus combines the open space with the inside living and dining areas. The rain water in the sky garden goes through the watershoot and drops into the millstone of the illuminated garden in front of the Japanese room and spills over into the basin in the courtyard. The basin continuing from the courtyard is 3mx3m and only 5cm depth so whenever it rains, the water will circulate. By opening and closing the large wooden door, linking or closing off the inside courtyard with the outside street, the character of the space in the courtyard can be adjusted. Ecologically sound by recycling rain water, maintaining a tranquil privacy while also offering a flexibility of possibilities in the opening and closing of the courtyard, this house exudes a unique, calm and comfortable character. |
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  Courtyard with pond...View of the isolated Japanese room on the ground floor...There is a illuminated garden next to the room...The rain water in the sky garden goes through the watershoot and drops into the millstone of the illuminated garden in front of the Japanese room and spills over into the basin in the courtyard.  View from the entrance poach to the living through the courtyard. This place is an outer living room.  Courtyard. Living & dining room / Sunset...View from the courtyard to the living room...The unified space between the courtyard and living room has open atmosphere.  The washroom is on the left hand side...View from the entrance to the living room through the corridor  View from the Japanese room to the pond on the courtyard.  View from the bath room to the small garden. This small garden is linked to the sky garden.  South facade...The pond and the courtyard placed in the center of the house are divided into two spaces by the large wooden sliding door. The courtyard becomes open space, especially on sunny days. The pond is placed in between the courtyard and outer space, so it is good for securement. |
 Entrance...the finishes of the floor is same as the courtyard.  View of the courtyard to the south. There is a road in front of the pond. If we drain the water from the pond, we can use the space like living room.  View of the living room & the courtyard The top board of the kitchen is a stainless steel. The flooring is Bordeaux pine.  Sunset view of the courtyard from the living room...The border between inside and outside disappears...Two space become one large space at this moment...  Courtyard. Poach / The Japanese room is on your left-hand side. And the courtyard, living room, the pond are located. The courtyard seems to be an outer space.  View from the living room to the pond on the courtyard.  View of the bed room...The window is linked to the sky garden. The closet is on the back of the room ...  View of the courtyard to the south. When the large sliding door is closed, the courtyard becomes a private space... |
Coutyard House ■ Works ■ Courtyard house  BREATH  Kamishinden  Matsugahana  Hishiyanishi  Kitatsumori  Kasuga |
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 House with courtyard-with basin-used for recycling rain water PLAN |
・House with courtyard-with basin-used for recycling rain waterLocation Osaka Prefecture Structure timber frame Term of design 2005.03～2005.08 Term of Construction 2005.08～2006.02 Site area 198.00m2 Building area 101.08m2 Total floor area 153.11m2 |
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