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House in Hamadera by Coo Planning
Japanese architects Coo Planning have created this house in Osaka, Japan, with an interior on stepped levels entirely finished in timber boards.
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The residence, called House in Hamadera, has a kitchen and living space on the ground floor with a double-height ceiling.
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Above this is a mezzanine floor broken up by retractable partitions on rails.
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Half a level up from that is the master bedroom with a balcony and en-suite bathroom.
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Metal railings lead from one level to the next and outer walls of the main space have been lined with bookshelves.
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Photos are all by Eiji Tomita.
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Here's some more from the architects:
Outline of design
'Space done that the ceiling is high in a relaxed manner''Material that increases depth at time.' It is a house built in Osaka Prefecture Sakai City.
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An old station and tram named beach [hamaderasuwanomori] remain, and it is still located in a residential area.
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It is one stroke of land for sale in lots where the depth is a little long against width.
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It narrows almost in due north and the frontal road and the east and west of four meters narrow in the neighboring house.
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It confronts and rich green though the Suwanomori Shinto shrine is small a place is produced in the south.
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Composition of skip floor where 'Height' and 'Material feeling' were made the best use of in maximum.
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Wall bookshelf used for full wall on zonal side.
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Rich green from Shinto shrine that reaches cross from framed window.
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It wishes the depth or more to be increased with the family as time passes.
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