Slope of red soil

Fukuoka, Japan
2015.09
Store combination house

This is a house for a family of 6 people, with a hair salon. The 1800 square meter site is located in a quiet suburban area and slopes gently upward toward the adjacent reservoir. The building is a single-story wooden structure, arranged between existing trees, with the floor level gradually rising towards the pond as it follows the 2-meter difference in elevation of the site. With this zigzag arrangement, the difference in elevation, and the flow line that leads to the pond, we considered creating an appropriate distance between the hair salon, the house, and the family.