Watch the full house tour: • SMALL JAPANESE HOUSE T...
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THIS VIDEO WAS NOT MADE BY AI; in fact, it was meticulously made by an architect, and it took 5 months to design and finish the full house tour and plans.
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ABOUT THE HOUSE:
"Ma House" and the Meaning of Gaps:
The Ma house appreciates its pauses. Most of the spaces in the house surround an unusable area. A space for contemplation. This space extends from the ground floor to the top of the house and is at the center of the home. In this space, there is an intermediary between the internal and external, where we confuse the garden and the structure. Due to being a small house on a 5x10m plot, this garden and contemplative space are small but of immense importance to the house. In addition to helping spread sunlight throughout the house, the roof has automatic windows, transforming this empty space into a conduit for winds, thus cooling the house's interiors.
Besides bringing the external into the internal, this space has a garden with a medium-sized tree, extending the idea of the contemplative garden to the upper spaces.
The Ma is also present on the house's facade. Creating a division between white and black, there is a void, a space between spaces. The MA is also found there. This small space is of utmost importance to the house; it has windows that, when opened in conjunction with the roof windows, create what we call the "chimney effect," where air enters through the window and exits through the roof, taking away the hot air present in the house. Thus, giving greater significance to this "gap" in the facade.
The Ma house has a garage, 3 bedrooms, one master bedroom, with 2 bathrooms + 1 powder room, living room, dining room, kitchen, and a study/office area, all on a 5x10-meter plot. But more than that, the Ma House values the sun.
Ma (間) is the combination of two kanjis: gate/portal (門) and sun (日). And the Ma house is about valuing the time/space that the sun illuminates. We use various Shoji panels and doors, providing diffuse light in all spaces while maintaining their privacy.
The Ma house is a cozy minimalism; its concept and materials were designed to remind you that gaps and voids are also important.
Value silence and the space between the stones in a garden.
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BASIC FEATURES:
• 3 Bedrooms
• 2 Bathroom
• 1 Powder Room
AREAS:
• Ground Floor: 44,37m² / 477,59ft²
• First Floor: 36,73m² / 395,35ft²
• Second floor: 37,50m² / 403,64ft²
•Underground (outdoor living): 21,08M² / 1503,93 ft²
Total: 118,6m² / 1276,59 sqft