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Project name: House in the Forest
Location: Saiko, Yamanashi, Japan
Project category: New build / Residential
Stage: Completed
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The project is a summer house in a woodland just north of Mt. Fuji, Japan.
The client’s brief was for a house that gives a sense of closeness to nature, which is difficult to get in their day to day life in Tokyo.
It is designed as a red cottage, a typical Scandinavian summer house, but with a language influenced by traditional Japanese architecture.
Ultimately, the shape and form of the building is a response to local construction techniques and local climate.
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