Inspired Design of Residence in Nabari City for a Young Family by Matsunami Mitsutomo

The residence design was built next to the parent’s residence for a young couple, who difficult to live far away from their family. Matsunami Mitsutomo Architect & Associates designed the Japanese Residence in Nabari City, Japan. The client request was a modern Japanese-inspired residence that created a comfortable feeling of connection to nature. A strong family bond was created by a moderate distance between the client’s house and their parents through a semi-outside space. To cover the façade, 50 years maintenance-free Titanium Alloyed Zinc sheets were applied, by considering the traditional village landscape surrounding this site. A distinctive architecture was created for the Nabari Residence. The bedrooms were on the lower floor, while the entertaining areas like the living room, dining room and kitchen were on the second floor. Glazed wooden sliding doors that opened completely to the backyard, an alternative to modern architectural entrances was offered. Reminding the clients of their Japanese inheritance, An Engawa (a Japanese traditional house veranda) was formed. Natural ventilation formed by the architecture, skylights and windows that ensured the perfect amount of natural light and insulated spaces were the other features of the modern rsidence.

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By freshome – June 4, 2011

Silvertree Residence, Modern Design Idea in Arizona by Secrest Architecture

Silvertree Residence by Secrest Architecture
A study in how a small, dated, closed in and inwardly focused modern residence could be revived into an inspiring modern space that interacts with the outdoors was The Silvertree residence. In the previous floor plan of this vaguely Mediterranean 1970s home, the wonderful climate of the Sonoran desert, and the opportunity for indoor-outdoor living, was ignored. Due to inaccessible, the user went through the existing garage or through the master bedroom to access the rear patio with great desert, mountain and partial city views in the floor plan of the existing house. A new multi-functional space, and a remodeled kitchen and dining room, revolved around a new three-sided fireplace, which as a focal point at the nucleus of the space while separating the spaces. The fireplace was open to all of the living spaces as well as the exterior patio. The rest of the existing house was allowed by these new spaces to be connected with the exterior. Creating better access in and out of the garage and allowing the rest of the rear of the house to open to the exterior, the garage was relocated. The living spaces were buffered by the new location from the roadway. Contrasting but complementing the existing painted stucco house and site walls, integral color plaster covered the garage. Allowing the garage to be minimal and uncluttered, storage was hiden behind birch panels. Creating a transitional space and extra storage for the new kitchen, a pantry was added between living areas and the new garage. Birch panels covered the pantry with concealed pullout pantry doors.