House in Mabi Ⅲ

Following Mabicho no Ie II, this is a house for a family that was affected by the heavy rains in western Japan. Houses built on land surrounded by stone walls were flooded up to their roofs due to the disaster, but the sturdy stone walls and trees such as cherry blossoms and magnolias withstood the flood and survived strongly. On this site, we decided to plan a two-family house where eight people, including a family, a son and his wife, and their children, would live. In the surrounding environment, rural scenery spreads out, and a disaster prevention park (design: Kengo Kuma) is planned to be built on the south side, which was planned in the wake of the disaster. The site is about 200 tsubo and has enough space for two households to live. A major theme in the planning was the distance between the two households. As a plan, each building for the parent household and the child household will be arranged in two rows to the south and north, and the two buildings will be connected by the entrance, water circulation, and private rooms to form a square-shaped configuration, with a courtyard in the center and a distance from each other. It was planned to keep For the parent household in the south building, a porch was set up so as to inherit the appearance of the former residence, connecting to the mountains spreading on the south side, and the opening to the courtyard on the north side was set low so as to block the line of sight from the son household. The son's family on the north side built a deck so that they could go out from the main room to the courtyard on the south side. Each opening overlooking the courtyard allowed us to maintain a moderate sense of distance while feeling the presence of each other. The outer walls of the south and north wings are made of tiled roofs and burnt cedar boards, which are commonly used in the Chugoku region. thought to stand out. As for the landscaping, I consulted with a landscape architect to make use of the existing cherry blossoms and magnolias, and relocated the remaining trees to blend in with the new plantings. In addition, as we faced the natural threat of torrential rains, we were considering countermeasures such as raising the height of the building, but we decided that a tall building would not be suitable for this peaceful landscape, so we decided to build it as a one-storied building. While confronting nature, it has become a house where you can live close to natur