Villa-K by Cell Space Architects
Cell Space Architects designed the Villa-K in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan.
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This site is located on a hilltop in one of the eminent Karuizawa villa areas. All directions around the site are clear for view in winter.The villa consists of four parts of floors and four parts of roofs around a central pillar. The four floors placed on different levels are connected to the surrounding out space through windows in order to give diverse views for the residents. The inner spaces are divided into four parts and, on the other hand, are connected in a spiral around the central pillar. The four roofs are connected with different angles one another. Sunlight coming through the slits between the roofs highlights the division of the inner spaces.
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Photography by Masao Nishikawa
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Tamara on 24 Jan 2011 at 5:16 am #
Clean, spacious, light, simple…can’t get better than that. Beautiful work.
frednetick on 24 Jan 2011 at 5:35 am #
Ces ouvertures géantes vers l’extérieur sont somptueuses, elles donnent une légèreté gracieuse qui me plait bien. Great !
M Brown on 24 Jan 2011 at 6:16 am #
Some elegant lines, but its looking a little sparse inside.
I wouldnt be surprised if they experience a fair bit of subsidence with so many trees encircling the house
Craig on 24 Jan 2011 at 8:56 am #
Wow.. The only think I don’t like is all the white on the inside. Well, all of the white/light colors. But, the design is amazing! Thank you for posting this!
tyler on 24 Jan 2011 at 9:27 am #
Gorgeous.. To my eye there isn’t much lighting in the space for evening.
AMR Design on 24 Jan 2011 at 2:58 pm #
Beautiful clean space and I can just imagine myself working at the long desk. Had the same question though – where is the lighting for non daylight hours?
imobiliarias alegrete on 24 Jan 2011 at 6:49 pm #
I wouldnt be surprised if they experience a fair bit of subsidence with so many trees encircling the house
Captain Obvious on 29 Jan 2011 at 3:17 am #
In regard to the lighting…
The main photo seems to show a well lit house.
A combination of uplights and wall lights are visible, but I also wonder if there is lighting hidden in that large beam in the 2nd last photo.
As to me, it seems to serve no other real purpose.
bill hodges on 29 Jan 2011 at 5:54 am #
love her designs and website..wish i can get her to do my new house in new york..but she’s in japan..so sad for me….
hamilton on 10 Feb 2011 at 7:11 am #
Very nice. The staging makes it look sparse I think, but it is all well thought out. This look is hard to achieve. This house may look quite different in another environment.
Morgan Hansen on 28 Feb 2011 at 4:07 pm #
I would have opened up the ceiling a bit, in order to let more light in. I can easily imagine the beautiful patterns the shade from the trees would have made, and It would be a shame not to use what is already there.