three ball cascade architects: harley in da house

‘harley in da house’ by three ball cascade architects, yokohama, japan all images courtesy of three ball cascade architects

japanese practice three ball cascade architects have recently completed ‘harley in da house’ for a client with an interest in cars and would live on the ground floor, with his parents above. the simple rectangular form of the residence contains several voids to bring natural light into the interior as well as control views in the residential area. a cross-shaped courtyard on the second storey makes four semi-independent private volumes. the spacious garage and living room at street level are separated by a large glass wall, creating a constant visual connection and treating the automobile more as a piece of art on display. the interior is partly illuminated by a full height atrium. dark walnut is used as the flooring material as well as integrated furniture and garage door, with metal panels as a skin.

street view

garage entrance

context

small atrium

garage and living room

entrance to living room from garage

living room

view of the kitchen

stair well

upstairs kitchen

living room

walnut cabinet

bedroom

view to the terrace

roof

floor plan / level 0 1. garage 2. living room 3. bedroom 4. toilet 5. dressing room 6. bathroom 7. entrance 8. garden 9. secondary entrance

floor plan / level 1 1. void 2. toilet 3. closet 4. bedroom 5. japanese room 6. living room 7. dressing 8. bathroom 9. balcony

elevation

elevation

project info:

location: yokohama site area: 126.94 m2 total area: 117.59 m2 constructor: sekiwa kensetsu (naoki minotani) structure: timber structure engineer: kozo oshima max height: 6.96m stories: 2