Tokyo is a city where architecture often competes for space and visibility, yet Quietly Niwas, designed by Satoshi Kurosaki Apollo architects and associatesTakes the opposite approach. Instead of standing outside, this private residence is proud of the discretion. Its solid external expander hides the interior that comes out like an oasis, offering peace and privacy of a luxury resort, implicating its inhabitants in a urban neighborhood.
By road, the house appears to be an unbroken, box-like structure, which comes out at an all-black ground level, intentionally reduces the entrance of the house and garage. The gray mask with the texture of the stealth is very low, deliberately protects your interiors from pricking the eyes. Design preference privacy, but not at the cost of light and openness. Instead, architecture is carefully planned with interiors, which are open, which leads to both surprising and rewarding through the house.
Behind the front door, instead of a traditional foger, the first visual is of the owner’s car collection, which includes eight prized vehicles displayed in an underlying garage. This unconventional introduction converts a functional requirement into a setting -like setting. A north-front window brightens the sunlight cars, making the space realize a well-light showroom. The double-hit entrance next to the garage enhances the drama, a sculpture spiral with a ladder, although all levels of living locations.
Another side of the house is detected by landing in the basement. Unlike many urban cellars, it avoids thanks to a submerged courtyard that protects the daylight in the gym. Nearby rooms provide space for indoor golf exercises and karaoke, which feel like residence resorts with features. Subtrenian levels indicate how lighter, often rare in Tokyo homes, can be exploited in unconventional ways to make it a lustable spaces.
The top floor serves as a public part of the residence. Here, an L-shaped living room comes out around a semi-shouting kitchen and dining area, encouraging family interactions. The expander glass walls depict both north and south aspects, drawing in natural light while the lovors filter it into a soft glow.
In the south, panels slipping from three floors to the roof turn the interior into an external living space. Once it opens, the border between the inner and outside dissolves completely, and the roof becomes an extension of the house. A deep approximate overhang provides shade and weather protection, making the place useable throughout the season.
From the roof, the infinity swimming pool is originally integrated into the architecture and is surrounded by succulent greenery. About nine-fit deep, residents can swim high above the city and feel that they are distant in a spa resort, offering a rare luxury in mid-Tokyo.
The roof hosts a final surprise: a dog run designed for family pets, which is completed with scenes from the city of Nayanabhiram!
The second level leads to sleeping quarters. The bedroom and private locations open on one north side on the balcony. The primary suite has a walk-in closet and family bathroom, which includes a glass-sighted bathtub, which is accompanied by a view of the entry hall. Children’s bedrooms are still compact with individual wardrobes. A study, which also sees the dramatic entry hall through a glass division, enhances the vertical interaction of the house, even allows calm spots to be visually connected to the rest of the house.
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photography by Masao Nishikawa,
