The lot is located at the end of a ?Landscape Development Emphasis District,? which spreads along the main road running East to West through the urban center of Fukui City. The lot faces a street with two lanes each direction heading towards the mountains such as the Hakusan Mountain Range and Kunimi Pass.

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Architects: HYAD

Location: Japan

Structural Engineer: Ryoichi Mabuchi

Area: 181.88 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: HYAD architects

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The lot is located at the end of a ?Landscape Development Emphasis District,? which spreads along the main road running East to West through the urban center of Fukui City. The lot faces a street with two lanes each direction heading towards the mountains such as the Hakusan Mountain Range and Kunimi Pass.
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All infrastructure lines are placed underground to maintain a fitting landscape. Houses along the street mostly have gabled roofs and are lined with eaves facing the street. Some ?voids? are maintained as parking lots or front gardens, and a few of the buildings have flat roofs. This lot has been used as a parking lot, which was part of a ?line of open lots (continuous voids),? and had functioned as the open space where light, air and gaze went through for the surrounding area.

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