alphaville: hall house 1

alphaville: hall house 1

hall house was designed by alphaville architects for a young couple with one child in otsu – shiga, japan. the limited budget and space requirements were tough, but the architects also had to deal with a oddly shaped and tiny site that was on an incline to boot. inside the architects began with a garage at the lowest point then moved into a living space with theatre and billiards. from there, the house steps up to the kitchen and dinning area and then further upwards toward the bedroom and bathroom. a terrace sites at the mid point between the bedroom and kitchen levels. the architects used a monocoque form made from reinforced concrete to achieve this compact living quarters.