Trapezoid

Hyogo, Japan
Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki

Building codes required that this structure, which combines a residence and a pottery studio, take on a trapezoidal shape. Within those constraints, we intertwined exterior and interior and set the walls at an angle in some places, creating an active rather than a static living space.

Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki
Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki
Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki
Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki
Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki
Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki
Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki
Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki
Photo © Yutaka Kinumaki
Architects
Shogo Aratani Architect & Associates
Year
2007
Project Status
Built

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