Shell House / Tono Mirai Architects
Small earth house with local wood, clay and traditional techniques in contemporary environment performance. It is a small villa in the forest of Nagano Pref. located centre of Japan. A client's request that "architecture that is unusual, beautiful, and does not make you feel old in time" and strict condition of the retreat line by the landscape regulation and the building volume ratio of 20% of 290M2 site were design requirements.
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- architects: Tono Mirai Architects
- Location: Nagano, Japan
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: takeshi noguchi
- Photographs: Courtesy of Tono Mirai Architects
- Area: 38.0 m2
