Family of the character of rice field. In the surrounding is the countryside landscape, in a 53 yr old Japanese house of 80 tsubos, the young couple and their children purchased it for residence and decided to renovate. Making the new concept of living a new life in a 53 yr old Japanese house 53 years ago and continuing to the next generation, we can hope to harmonize between the good ancient things with new things and thought of a house that can interconnect the middle area. First of all, we removed the part which was expanded and renovated in the 53 years of construction, returned to the original ricefield character style, and tried to insert new elements there. The Original Japanese style room was made into a garden, and the edge side was made to be outside, adding external factors, creating a comfort of the space where various elements interweave. The rich space was created by externalizing the interior and inserting new things while leaving the old stuff. 田の字の家 周囲には田園風景がひろがる築53年80坪の日本家屋。 若い夫婦と子が住居として日本家屋を購入しリノベーションをすることとなりました。 53年前の日本家屋を新しい生活の場として次の世代へ住み継がれていくことをコンセプトとし、古く良きモノと新しいモノとを調和させ、そこに中間領域を織り交ぜたような住宅はできないかと考えました。 まず築53年の中で増改築された部分を取り除き、本来の日本家屋の様式である田の字の空間に戻します。そこに必要な空間のボリュームを落とし込んでいきます。そうすることで、必要のない空間(余白の空間)が生まれます。そこに私たちは、外的要素を挿入していくことを試みました。 元々和室だったところを坪庭にしたり、縁側を外部に見立てたりすることで様々な要素が織り交ざりあう空間の心地よさを作り出しました。 昔からある素材を残しつつ空間を新しく作りなおし、そこに外部的要素を挿入することで 豊かな暮らしを生みだしています。

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他の地域にあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (白い壁、コンクリートの床、白いドア、グレーの床) の写真

The Balmoral House is located within the lower north-shore suburb of Balmoral. The site presents many difficulties being wedged shaped, on the low side of the street, hemmed in by two substantial existing houses and with just half the land area of its neighbours. Where previously the site would have enjoyed the benefits of a sunny rear yard beyond the rear building alignment, this is no longer the case with the yard having been sold-off to the neighbours. Our design process has been about finding amenity where on first appearance there appears to be little. The design stems from the first key observation, that the view to Middle Harbour is better from the lower ground level due to the height of the canopy of a nearby angophora that impedes views from the first floor level. Placing the living areas on the lower ground level allowed us to exploit setback controls to build closer to the rear boundary where oblique views to the key local features of Balmoral Beach and Rocky Point Island are best. This strategy also provided the opportunity to extend these spaces into gardens and terraces to the limits of the site, maximising the sense of space of the 'living domain'. Every part of the site is utilised to create an array of connected interior and exterior spaces The planning then became about ordering these living volumes and garden spaces to maximise access to view and sunlight and to structure these to accommodate an array of social situations for our Client’s young family. At first floor level, the garage and bedrooms are composed in a linear block perpendicular to the street along the south-western to enable glimpses of district views from the street as a gesture to the public realm. Critical to the success of the house is the journey from the street down to the living areas and vice versa. A series of stairways break up the journey while the main glazed central stair is the centrepiece to the house as a light-filled piece of sculpture that hangs above a reflecting pond with pool beyond. The architecture works as a series of stacked interconnected volumes that carefully manoeuvre down the site, wrapping around to establish a secluded light-filled courtyard and terrace area on the north-eastern side. The expression is 'minimalist modern' to avoid visually complicating an already dense set of circumstances. Warm natural materials including off-form concrete, neutral bricks and blackbutt timber imbue the house with a calm quality whilst floor to ceiling glazing and large pivot and stacking doors create light-filled interiors, bringing the garden inside. In the end the design reverses the obvious strategy of an elevated living space with balcony facing the view. Rather, the outcome is a grounded compact family home sculpted around daylight, views to Balmoral and intertwined living and garden spaces that satisfy the social needs of a growing young family. Photo Credit: Katherine Lu

A view of the entry gate through the front yard and on through the entire house towards the rear water fountain feature in the rear yard.
マイアミにある中くらいなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (黄色い壁、コンクリートの床、ガラスドア) の写真

Thermally Broken Steel Doors
他の地域にあるラグジュアリーな巨大なモダンスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (メタリックの壁、コンクリートの床、黒いドア、ベージュの床) の写真

Мы использовали традиционные для стилистики лофта материалы — дерево, металл и бетон, но “причесали” поверхности. Вместо необработанного шпона дуба использовали шпон ореха. Рядом с деревом добавили мох. We used materials traditional for the loft style - wood, metal and concrete, but “combed” the surfaces. Instead of raw oak veneer, walnut veneer was used. Moss was added next to the tree.

An opening opposite the front door leads down from the entrance hall/study to a half-landing which overlooks the dramatic double-height living room. Discreet built-in storage and a fire safety curtain have been incorporated into the reveals. Photographer: Rachael Smith

横浜にある低価格の中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (白い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーのドア、グレーの床) の写真

マイアミにあるお手頃価格の広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (緑の壁、コンクリートの床、黒いドア、グレーの床) の写真

横浜にある中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (グレーの壁、コンクリートの床、赤いドア、グレーの床) の写真

シドニーにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (白い壁、コンクリートの床、板張り壁) の写真

Proyecto realizado por The Room Studio Fotografías: Mauricio Fuertes
バルセロナにある中くらいなインダストリアルスタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (白い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床) の写真

シアトルにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな玄関ホール (ベージュの壁、コンクリートの床、淡色木目調のドア、グレーの床) の写真

ポートランド(メイン)にある広いおしゃれな玄関ホール (白い壁、コンクリートの床、白いドア) の写真