Architecture studio BIG has released images of Not A Hotel Setouchi, a trio of holiday villas it has designed for Sagishima island in Japan.
Organised around courtyards and marked by sweeping tiled roofs, the three rounded structures are being created in collaboration with hospitality brand Not A Hotel.
BIG has visualised each structure nestled into the surrounding woodland, connected to a network of roads that weave through the landscape.
The project comprises three structures connected by winding roads
According to BIG's founder Bjarke Ingels, Not A Hotel Setouchi will draw on both Danish and Japanese architecture.
"Traditional Danish modern architecture is, in fact, very informed by traditional Japanese architecture," said Ingels. "There's been a very fruitful conversation going between Danish and Japanese culture and, of course, with Not a Hotel on Sagishima island, we are very excited to continue this conversation and into the future."
Infinity pools will extend from the living spaces
Details about the project are set to be revealed later this year, but the visuals suggest each villa will feature large roof overhangs that shade the interior spaces.
The interiors will be fronted by expansive glass facades and patios that look out towards Seto Inland and the surrounding greenery on Sagishima, which is otherwise known as Sagi Island.
"It almost looks like a traditional Japanese landscape painting in a fully realised form," said Ingels.
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