Named House
of Tousuienn, the three-storey building in Hiroshima was designed by the
Japanese architectural Suppose Design Office
as the residence of a family of five, who also requested a space for storing
and repairing a collection of motorcycles. It capitalizes on a simple principle
of utilizing solely translucent polycarbonate walls for the whole house, in
order to allow for natural light to flood the interior from all sides.
The long
and narrow shape of the site dictated the shape of the house. It is surrounded
on three sides by neighbouring buildings, so the architects added translucent
cladding to allow light to permeate the interior without comprising residents'
privacy. Windows are made from the same material as the walls, so they don't
offer any additional light but can be opened to allow residents to let fresh
air into the building. At night, lights glowing from within transform the
building into a huge lightbox along the streetscape. A steel structure made up
of I-beams is on show inside the building and has been painted white. Concrete
ceilings are left exposed, while the floors encompass a mixture of concrete and
timber. A kitchen, dining room and living room are grouped together on the
first floor, with a bathroom positioned behind. On the uppermost floor, an
enclosed children's room in the middle of the space creates a barrier between
two larger bedrooms on either side. [1]
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