Simple containers made of quality materials are the easiest to use. You don?t grow tired of them, and they bring out the best in whatever is inside. We think of living spaces as containers that bring out the best in your family and your life.

© Takumi Ota

Architects: SIDES CORE

Location: Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Architect In Charge: Sohei Arao

Construction: Nakanishi Kenchiku

Area: 101.2 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Takumi Ota

© Takumi Ota

From the architect. Simple containers made of quality materials are the easiest to use. You don?t grow tired of them, and they bring out the best in whatever is inside. We think of living spaces as containers that bring out the best in your family and your life.
© Takumi Ota

The project began with a request from a couple that owns a beauty salon we designed 15 years ago. The salon still feels modern today, and shows how well the owners have taken care of it.

Plan 1

When we visited their house, there was nothing unnecessary or out of place. DIY metal hardware made it possible to change the way they use the space to match their changing lifestyle. A single wild flower their child had picked stood in a simple vase. We felt they wanted a house to enhance the free and pleasant nature of their li...