mount fuji architects studio: near house

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mount fuji architects studio: near house
mount fuji architects studio: near house
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'near house' by mount fuji architects studio
all photos by shigeo ogawa



japanese mount fuji architects studio recently completed 'near house' in a residential area
of tokyo. the house consists of two sections on an L shaped lot squeezed in between two
existing buildings. the gate house located at the front of the site, leads to the main house
at the back of the plot. both sections of near house are two-storey wood frame structures.



















book shelves line the corridor



view of the gate house from the main house



the upper floor of the main house

















the lower level of the main house









project info:
total floor area:75.30m2
site area:66.42m2
building area:37.65m2
principal use: private residence
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