U House is located in a residential area in Chiba prefecture, just at the outskirt of Tokyo. The house contains 3 volumes; Asymmetric house and two concrete boxes. Galvanized steel cladded timber structured house sits on top of extended concrete foundation grew from the ground.

© Toshiyuki Yano

Architects: KIAS

Location: Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Architect In Charge: Kentaro Ishida, Yuji Ito, Miyuki Kakizawa (KIAS)

Area: 190.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano

Structural Engineer: Takashi Manda, tmsd

Hvac Engineer: Chiku Engineering Consultants

Construction: Ogawa Kensetsu
© Toshiyuki Yano

From the architect. U House is located in a residential area in Chiba prefecture, just at the outskirt of Tokyo. The house contains 3 volumes; Asymmetric house and two concrete boxes. Galvanized steel cladded timber structured house sits on top of extended concrete foundation grew from the ground.

© Toshiyuki Yano

The house sways its roof away from the neighboring building in order to provide more daylight to the narrow garden below. Asymmetric form of the house is reflected inside as a double height living and dining space.

Longitudinal Section

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