Atelier thu has built a wooden house for an outdoor enthusiast on a plot overlooking the mountains and hills of higashi-ikoma, nara prefecture, japan. the 112.61 sqm residence is located in a high-class residential area on the north side of the railway line, on a site characterized by a steep, sloping terrain. built in wood outside and inside, the house comprises two floors, connected via a double-height space that encloses.
The common living areas. atelier thu has planned the house for an outdoor enthusiast, who requested to have a loft as a bedroom in a single-story house with a wooden deck. in order to fit all residential functions within the small plot of land, but also please the demands of the owner, the architects have designed the house in two different terrain levels, placing all common living functions on the lower level, and the bedroom, together with other rooms, such as the study, on the upper level.