This striking design was created by mA-style Architects for a young couple living in Yaizu of the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan. Extending the main house, the contemporary volume offers a more quiet, private place of escape. The extension is connected by a corridor so that guests enter the new area with intention. The space is made on a two-level open plan with a ground floor and an atrium. Straight lines and triangles structure the extension, so that it seems at once spacious and defined.

Photography by Kai Nakamura

    string(5) "Holly"
Avatar photo

Holly

Holly is a poet from Kentucky. She grew up first in a Sears house, then on a farm. She studied English and Gender Studies at Mount Holyoke College and moved to Manhattan for love. As an occasional jewelry-maker and museum patron, Holly favors wearable and functional design but is eager to see work that challenges her aesthetics. Read more and connect by visiting her blog, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Tags: , , , , ,
    • Green House

      Architecture

      Dating back to the 1960s, this family home was impressively modernized with bright living spaces…

    • The Lighthouse

      Architecture

      A duplex designed with warm materials and organic forms that reference a coastal landscape in…

    • Battery House

      Architecture

      A single family house designed with two areas: a “battery” that contains the main programs…

    • Hécourt Farmhouse

      Architecture

      An old stone farmhouse, transformed into a cozy second home that immerses its residents into…

    • The Big Zip

      Architecture

      A modern cows’ shed designed with spacious areas and a walkway that allows visitors to…

loader