House in Sugie by Horibe Associates

For this residential project, Horibe Associates aimed to create a house which harmonizes with its con-text in both materiality and geometry.

Architect: Horibe Associates
Location: Sugie-Cho, Moriyama-Shi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Year: 2018
Gross Built Area: 120.73 m2
Lead Architects: Naoko Horibe
Structure Consultants: Syunya Takahashi Structural Building Research Institute
Construction: daikanekomuten
Photo credits: Yohei Sasakura

From the architect: The house is sited on a path,where old houses and tradition remain. At the end of the path is a Shinto shrine. Every year, omikoshi (omikoshi – mobile shrine) are carried along this path during the festivities of the Naginata Matsuri.

The house is in the hiraya (hiraya - Single-story Japanese House) style, composed of 3 consecutive kirizuma (kirizuma – Japanese sloped roof) roofs. Through slits and apertures, blue skies are visible from the interior. Two gardens are born from shifts in spatial composition. One for “tranquility” and family. The other, for “movement” and hospitality. The house is conscious of time and contextual identity - to facilitate peaceful life and relationships.

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