House in Umezu / Koyori + DATT


© Kosuke Arakawa

© Kosuke Arakawa
  • Architects: Koyori, DATT
  • Location: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Architect In Charge: Masahiko Nakamura
  • Area: 92.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2015
  • Photographs: Kosuke Arakawa

© Kosuke Arakawa

© Kosuke Arakawa

From the architect. It is a wooden two-story house located in a residential area of fire prevention zone of Ukyo area in Kyoto city.
The inhabitants are a married couple in their late 20s and their children.
The site is a sunny airy three-way corner lot.


© Kosuke Arakawa

© Kosuke Arakawa

Totally different from the exterior that is made with an industrial finish due to the requirements of fire prevention area; the interior is warm and has opened a wide connection to the east side where the customer expects their future garden extension.


© Kosuke Arakawa

© Kosuke Arakawa

Being a working couple with no matching rest time, enriching everyday family life was sought by placing not just a living room on the first floor, but another living room in the second floor as a private space.


© Kosuke Arakawa

© Kosuke Arakawa

The design has been made with the assumption that, if the family would start to grow, this space will change for a future children’s room.


© Kosuke Arakawa

© Kosuke Arakawa