River Side House

When you look at this house it looks very small, but don't let the outside sway your opinion till you see the inside. Mizuishi Architect Atelier has designed a house that was built on a triangle site which the river and the way were crossed and made to the acute angle.  The architect wanted to build the house with various relations to the river.

On the inside the level+1 floor is divided into small areas by structural narrow walls, which connected with the ridge line of the roof. So there are different open feelings that are still relative with the river. The dinning and kitchen area on the west side of the home have high ceiling to give it that larger feeling. The living area has low ceilings and has full-opening windows on both sides as a balcony and a bay window that spreads outward with a feeling of floating. The loft in the home has two skylights, one looking down at the river and the other looking up at the sky. This homes with it's spacious interior is clean, elegant and offers enough space for the whole family.  For the space and the way that it was built I find the house to be very functional and great space utilization.

You can see more pictures at Contemporist. Photos taken by Hiroshi Tanigawa