Mascara House by mA-style architects
Part of this wooden house in Japan by mA-style architects is lifted off the ground and curved like the hull of a boat (+ slideshow).
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Glass screens on opposite sides of the living room separate the level floor surface from the curved outer edges, creating balconies that double up as sun loungers.
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Positioned at the building's centre, the room is sandwiched between a pair of narrow two-storey wings that contain the other rooms of the two-bedroom family home.
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A kitchen and dining room are located in the east wing, where a ridged wooden ceiling arches up around the edges of the children's bedroom above.
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The master bedroom and bathroom occupy the two floors of the opposite wing, which is only just wide enough to fit a double bed inside.
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Entrances to the house are positioned on both sides of this wing and lead in through a concealed porch.
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This year mA-style architects also completed a metal-clad house with a smaller wooden house inside.
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See more Japanese houses on Dezeen, including a residence with sunken rooms and curved balconies and a house shaped like an arrow.
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Photography is by Kai Nakamura.
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Here's a few project details from mA-style architects:
Project name: Mascara House
Location: Shizuoka, Hamamatsu-City, Japan
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Program: Single family house
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Site Area: 232.02 sq m
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Building Area: 82.46 sq m
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Gross Floor Area: 111.44 sq m
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Year: Completion: May 2011
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Project by: mA-style architects
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Principal Designers: Atsushi Kawamoto, Mayumi Kawamoto
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Ground floor plan
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First floor plan
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