Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
The house was designed for a family of four with a small beauty shop on the first floor. The residential site surrounded by neighboring houses with one sight to the mountain. The architect, Studio Velocity, create an open space in that most enclosed site. The building has a gable-house-shape with a continuous exterior space from the 1st to the 3rd floor under a large inclined roof. 5 large openings in the inclined roof bring sufficient natural light and air, as well as scenery, into the building.
large windows Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
The windows, as “voids,” lacking sashes, have a totally different scale from the other neighboring windows. That’s why there is a wondrous scale around the area as if the model had been enlarged. The interior managed as natural as possible to be wholly distinct from urban spaces or open skies.
plan and section Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
Can we create a place for such experiences in a crowded residential area? One encounters “outside” at various points as you walk upstairs since the semi-exterior spaces are connected and gently covered with a large luminous roof. I hope to create a diversity of “exteriors” with the various angles and heights of the site, appropriately hiding away the views from the neighboring sites, as well as a sense of the neighboring houses’ existence.
Architects: Studio Velocity
House in: Okazaki, Japan
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- Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
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- large windows Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
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- attic terrace design Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
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- roof terrace Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
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- kitchen and garden terrace Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
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- plan and section Montblanc House by Studio Velocity
February 16th, 2012 at 6:16 am
Superb architecture.What a view.Just like my dream house.