IM.house by atelier.A5

Photos © Masao Nishikawa
 
This three-story home (one story above street level) in a north-western suburb of Tokyo is built on a steep slope. The lower part of the building (open living/dining/kitchen area and entry hall) is surrounded on all four sides with windows which divide the concrete foundation and the upper structure built with steel and wood framing.

^Who: Sadahiro Shimizu, Masatoshi Matsuzaki & Yuko Shimizu of atelierA5
^What: Single family residence
^Where: Tokorozawa, Saitama
^When: 2007 (completion)
^How: Three-story steel & wood frame construction
^{Site Area:} 1961 square feet (182.20m²)
^{Construction Area:} 505 square feet (46.87m²)
^{Total Floor Area:} 1328 square feet (123.35m²)