weekend retreat by ON design features rooms that follow the landscape

weekend retreat by ON design features rooms that follow the landscape
all images courtesy of ON design partners

in nagano, japan, yokohama-based practice ON design has completed a weekend house constructed from locally sourced timber. entitled ‘rooms that follow the landscape’, the 1,000 square meter project is characterized by a series of angled windows that track the movement of the sun, with the floor level positioned to follow the site’s natural gradient.

this unconventional articulation of space lends the dwelling a fluid and connected quality, with individually crafted volumes immersed within the natural landscape. the organization of the property’s volumes responds organically to their particular function, with sunlight entering the bedroom early in the morning, before illuminating other areas of the home later in the day.

the weekend house is constructed from locally sourced timber

the project is characterized by a series of angled windows that track the movement of the sun

the scheme’s floor level is positioned to follow the site’s natural gradient

the unconventional articulation of space lends the dwelling a fluid and connected quality

individually crafted volumes are immersed within the natural landscape

the organization of the property’s volumes responds organically to their particular function

sunlight enters the bedroom early in the morning

the dwelling’s staggered roof structure emerges above the trees

the weekend retreat illuminated at night

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project info:

location: karuizawa saku-gun, nagano
structure: wood
site area: 1018.39 sqm
building area: 115.66 sqm
total floor area: 95.19 sqm
architect: osamu nishida + takanori ineyama / ON design
structure design: mato structure design office
construction: daiichi construction