Kame House by Kochi Architect’s Studio: A Unique House with A Dynamic and Complex Interior

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Located in Niigata, Japan, Kame House is a 2013 project by Kochi Architect’s Studio that sits in a new residential area. It is a unique house with 135 m² in size that designed in a unique way by inserting a hexagonal voice in the middle of the house, resulting in a dynamic and complex interior.

Design

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This awesome house has 12 small rooms and each of them has a different function that divided over two floors. A hexagonal void is inserted at the middle of the house by the architect, an atrium that has a connection to every room inside the house.

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The result of this design is a dynamic and complex interior. This interior providing a great experience of being present in all rooms of the house without losing the possibility of retreating into one only.

 

Materials

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The floor and wall of this house are 60 mm in thickness, made by a wooden structure: LVL Laminated Veneer Lumber. The thin floor and wall can create patchwork views throughout the entire house. The architect also makes “high-density scenery” in small architecture for this house.

 

Kame House Gallery

 

Photography: Takumi Ota