Japanese tradition and contemporary fluidity. House in Hanazono

The clients of the House in Hanazono wanted to live in a place that combined traditional environments with fluid spaces to live freely. The architecture conceived for them manages to overcome this apparent contradiction

Use of Dynamized Space Thanks to Modularity

In the typical style of architecture projects by Kenzo Makino & Associates, which intertwines Japanese tradition and contemporaneity, the house in Hanazono, Kyoto, allows you to enjoy 100 square meters of space spread over 3 levels that satisfy the desire for security given by clearly recognizable functions and that of creativity and fluidity. The use of space, especially on the upper floors, is dynamized thanks to modularity that allows to separate or unite the environments

Between the warm tones of wood and the brightness of white

Everything takes place between the warm tones of wood and the brightness of white, in the essentiality of the spaces that are enriched by the same structure of the house. On the ground floor, the separation lines are eliminated by the homogeneity of the materials: a unique double-height space overlooks both the front of the house and the garden at the back, hosting the living area, served by the kitchen located in a large, more intimate "niche"

Mobile partitions for an active use of space

The wooden staircase and thin steel profiles resemble a playful game of Mikado to be solved. The upper levels, first floor and mezzanine, are set on nine grids the size of three tatami mats; the mobile partitions allow for an active and variable use of space according to different needs and moments of life

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Kenzo Makino & Associates

Kyoto, Japan