norisada maeda atelier: picnic house

picnic by norisada maeda atelier image courtesy norisada maeda atelier

earlier this year japanese architect norisada maeda atelier completed ‘picnic’, a house located in tsukuba, ibaraki, japan. the overall structure is based on a stripe pattern in which three roofs are laid parallel to each other, where a garden is in between each room.

image courtesy norisada maeda atelier

image courtesy norisada maeda atelier

image courtesy norisada maeda atelier

image courtesy norisada maeda atelier

image courtesy norisada maeda atelier

image courtesy norisada maeda atelier

project info:

location: tsukuba ibaraki site area: 432.97m2 total floor area: 191.52m2 function: private residence structural system: steel structure completed: march 2009 major materials: exterior – metal finish interior – metal finish