237 KOJITSUTSUI ARCHITECT δ ASSOCIATES

摘要

An hour from Tokyo by bullet train, lies the mountain resort of Karuizawa. On a thickly wooded hillside, architect Koji Tsutsui has built a cluster of cottages that meld and morph together to create a modern refuge in the forest for a couple who work in Tokyo. Each cottage or module varies slightly in size, according to its function. Five of these modules are grouped together across the site, carefully positioned in response to the topography. A series of triangular connecting roofs bend and fold to enclose the gaps between the modules capturing the irregular, interstitial spaces. These become incorporated into the house as its living room, patios and a sun room. The reciprocity between the different types of space gives the project its name, the Inbetween House.