A couple clients based Tokyo were adamant that this was to be the site of their second home. A small plot in Isumi, on mountain, on a site too small, was the first part of the challenge, the additional lack of running water, gas and electricity were other problems that architect Jo Nagasaka resolved when was commissioned to design this house.
The clients for Hanare House (meaning 'detached house') wanted an unpretentious home-away-from-home - a simple space which they could fix up themselves', says Nagasaka architect.
CREDITS
Architects.- Jo Nagasaka+Tomoki Katada／Schemata Architects.
Engineer.- EJIRI STRUCTUAL ENGINEERS.
Address.- Isumi Chiba.
Usage.- Residence.
Construction.- Takaaki Mitsui.
Site area.- 933.9 m²
Building area.- 181.96 m²
Total floor area.- 180.08m²
Structure.- Steel+Wood.
Completion.- 10/2011.
