The ?ROKUTENGOKEN-DO? is two-storey single family home. This house is sited in a quiet and relaxing residential area and has wonderful views and the natural surroundings.

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Architects: MTKarchitects

Location: Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Architect In Charge: Akira Metoki

Area: 128.59 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Yuko Tada

Structural Engineer: Hidemasa Nagata

Construction: Matsumoto-Doken Co. ltd.

Site Area: 300.17 sqm

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From the architect. The ?ROKUTENGOKEN-DO? is two-storey single family home. This house is sited in a quiet and relaxing residential area and has wonderful views and the natural surroundings.
© Yuko Tada

"I like the house with a gable roof. The roof must be gable!" It was the request from the owner and was easily answered as I designed many gabled roofs in my previous projects.

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I always think that to look beautiful the gable should has a simple straight line. That?s why a simple and rectilinear plan is needed.

Plan 1

ROKUTENGOKEN-DO is simply put, a modest sized gabled building with a jet black metal roof. The roof slopes gently to accommodate the modulation, beyond which deep eaves extend and provide sun-shading. The linear and deep roof ...