House "D"

On the topography of the steep ground, five construction strips with different cladding-fillers create four different exterior fronts of the House "D".

• An abstract front with strips, which closes the view towards the east;
• A Californian front, with a bold console of the ground house;
• A Provanse front, where the house opens towards the pool, terraces and green surroundings;
• The fourth front of the house is a local one and it creates the relationship between neighboring houses.

Photograph by Hisao Suzuki, courtesy of Sadar Vuga Architects.

These house fronts pass on from one to another through an interlocking mechanism. Where two fronts merge, they do so without loosing their own adjacent character, creating a cinematic sequential experience.

Photograph by Hisao Suzuki, courtesy of Sadar Vuga Architects.

The diversity of four house-fronts extends into recognizable micro-ambiences which give the house it's identity:

• The garage - camouflaged with the ground;
• The house entrance below the pool console;
• The reflected environment in the large reflecting-glazing front,
• Fluid living-room space - illuminated by notches between strips;
• The kitchen protruding towards the outside - dividing shade and sun terraces;
• And the bathroom and bedroom - joined by the terrace.

Photographs:

Photograph by Hisao Suzuki, courtesy of Sadar Vuga Architects.

Photograph by Hisao Suzuki, courtesy of Sadar Vuga Architects.

Photograph by Hisao Suzuki, courtesy of Sadar Vuga Architects.

Photograph by Hisao Suzuki, courtesy of Sadar Vuga Architects.

Credits

• Text, Courtesy of Sadar Vuga Architects
• Photographs by Hisao Suzuki, courtesy of Sadar Vuga Architects
• Compiled and Edited by Varun M Ajani

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