GINGER (2008)

Photo © Katsutoshi Sasaki
 
I asked the architect for a one-line comment on this house.

「触手のように風景に伸びていく住宅」

I liked what Katsutoshi Sasaki wrote me back – “a house that stretches out towards fields like tentacles”

His client wanted each room to be open to other spaces without doors, and Sasaki’s idea was to arrange the rooms in a ginger-root-like shape. The result is a very simple and modern house that fits perfectly in rural scenery.

Photos © Katsutoshi Sasaki
 
^Who: Katsutoshi Sasaki
^What: Single family residence
^Where: Yuki-shi, Ibaraki
^When: June 2008
^How: One-story wood frame construction
^{Site Area:} 3619 square feet
^{Construction Area:} 1025 square feet
^{Total Floor Area:} 1025 square feet