The residential occupants are a Japanese couple who are returning from studying abroad. They are traditional Japanese intellectuals who enjoy a simple and quiet life; they do not watch TV, don’t like noise, and their greatest interest is drinking tea and reading here in their home. Their way of life has helped to gradually inform our vision of the house’s appearance.
Parting with the traditional household demands of Asian society, we combine multiple functions in single spaces, which reduce the partitioning of space and strengthen the penetration of floor space. With adjustments like rotation and pushing, the functions of the spaces can be altered. This generates a greater sense of space, making a relatively small home no longer feel small.
