Gravel coats the exterior of this house in Japan by Keitaro Muto Architects, including
a wedge-shaped block with outward sloping walls.
Named Ginan House, the
two-storey residence is located at the back of a long and narrow site, behind a
gravel garden that separates it from the street.
A small swimming pool is tucked
into a recess in the facade, marking the divide between the two overlapping
blocks that comprise the building.
Sloping walls continue inside the
house and separate the two bedrooms and staircase in one block from a
third bedroom and a living and dining room in the other.
A walk-in-closet and small toilet
are also located on the first floor and can only be accessed by crossing a
metal bridge.
A client requested me to relocate
a garden stones and trees from a garden of the house which he used to live.
This site is long and
narrow. I left half site on the road as a “garden” for future for their
children.
The whole site is as a “garden”,
spread gravel all over the site and placed some big garden rocks and trees.
The building stands as if it was a
part of this garden.
This diagonal wall which is made
with gravel makes the ground look as if it were standing up, making it a
magnificent scene.
Inside this architecturally
designed building(mass), you will find the bedroom, bathroom and other rooms
where you will be able to have your own space for comfort and privacy.
The spaces left by the volumes are
open spaces where the family can get together.
Both the inside and outside of
this house were dynamically designed to give the owner an open and clear
feeling as if they were in a garden.
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