
'sliding door house' by naoi architecture and design office, ibaraki prefecture, japan
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all images courtesy of naoi architecture and design office
in a quaint neighborhood in ibaraki prefecture, overlooking a green field of sweet potatoes, is the 'sliding door house' for a couple and their
children. the architects, naoi architecture and design office, designed the home around a double-height living room on the first floor that
contains a very large sliding glass door connecting the interior with the yard and community path that brings neighbors and visitors and
provides a varied social life. the upstairs contains the private bedrooms, cantilevering slightly into the garden to bring the owners closer to
the rural landscape as the mass shades the social functions below. appliances and lighting were kept to a minimum to reduce resources,
relying more on orientation for lighting and temperature regulation.

sweet potato field
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(left) entrance
(right) deck with the start of the large sliding glass door
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social spaces on the ground floor communicate with the exterior
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(left) door opens to connect interior and exterior
(right) living and dining space
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main double-height area of the house
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living room
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upstairs houses connect to the living area
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upstairs corridor
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corridor
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site plan

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 1

spatial diagram
project info:
location: ibaraki prefecture, japan
date of completion: 2012.5
principal use: private house
structure: wooden + steel
building area: 592.41m2
total floor area: 121.32m2
design period: 2011.3 – 2011.11
construction period: 2011.11- 2012.5
structural engineer: nawaken-gym
interior design: naoi architecture & design office
landscape design: naoi architecture & design office