House at Nagata

Look up from the south side street.

Project details

• Project Name: House at Nagata
• Location of Site: Hyogo, Japan
• Design Team: Tadashi Suga
• Project Type: Single family House
• Client: Mr. & Mrs. Sakurai
• Contractor/s: America-ya
• Site Area: 667.65 sq m
• Built-up Area: 239.28 sq m
• Date of completion: May, 2005

Look up from west-south side.

Words from the architect

The client designs shoes, so there are many visitors from foreign countries.

They wanted a house which represents refined tastes.

The view from the south side street.

We do not create architecture depending on special styles or principles, but by considering what essentially the situation requires. We consider what people want to feel in the buildings, what makes them comfortable and happy, including elements such as: color, sound, smell, kind of brightness, flow of light and wind, form, space, forgotten feelings in a busy daily life, landscape and so on. All those elements touch people's senses, enthuse them and make them feel good. We also try to go beyond these elements and seek a universal solution.

Look up from east-south side.

Look up the east side from the north slope.

The night view of Nagata House.

The door of the entrance.

Look to the entrance.

The view of the living room from the kitchen.

The view of the kitchen from the living room.

The view of the corridor.

The view of the garage.

Look to the south side from the garage.

Top light at the back in the bath room.

Credits

• Text: Tadashi Suga
• Photographs: Yoshiharu Matsumura