小さな中庭と大きな縁側の家

街に閉じ緑に開く住まい

敷地はニュータウンの外縁にあり、一方には新興住宅地、もう一方には豊かな自然と古い集落が残る立地でした。できれば豊かな緑と共に開放的に住みたいけれど、通行量の多い２面道路からの視線や音は気になるという建主のご要望から様々なプランを検討した結果、小さな中庭を中心に諸室が数珠つなぎに連なるコートハウス形式をとりつつ南側の大きな縁側にも開く、完全に閉じるでもなく開くでもない曖昧な間をもった住宅が出来上がりました。エントランス扉を開けると玄関、中庭、和室、縁側、庭が１つながりの空間としてつながる仕掛けです。

Nakaniwa-Engawa House

The site is located at the very end of the residential section developed in the 1970s in Nara, Japan. There are homogeneous prefabricated houses in one side, and ancient Japanese-styled houses and rich nature spread in another side. It is the typical site of Nara. First, We classified various spaces into two . The opened space with free usage , such as the living, the dining room, kitchen, and loft, was unified by a white volume. The closed space with specific functions, such as soundproof studio, a bathroom, a utility room, and a bedroom, was unified by a black volume. Second, We put the black volume to the road side, The white volume was set some distance back from it. Third, by combining two volumes, the residence could have a small courtyard and was able to gain a wind, light, and a view.

小さな中庭と大きな縁側の家の軌跡