Second House S (Ichinomiya)  Kawamura Architects2023.08

別荘:Second House

The client is a couple who had their condominium in Tokyo fully renovated with us four years ago.

When they became a full remote worker at COVID, they decided to acquire a second house. For this project, we collaborated with the client and the architect to design the entire project. We spent over a year for design phase after purchase of the land.

The client’s design concept was “To create an atmosphere like a villa at a beach resort that we visit every summer for vacation. We do not want it to look like a typical residential house”. They both know well the KPI of successful project, which made it a very smooth and satisfying one. The client’s ideas for the garden were also clear from the beginning of the design, we also collaborated with a professional landscaping designer.

Below were the main requests (please check the pictures);
– A large terrace and a relaxing space like a Day Bed so that we can relax anywhere like in a resort.
– A bath that is open to the garden.
– Music can be heard anywhere inside and outside.
– Security purpose fittings on the inner terrace without affecting the view.

Our pleasure is to hear the client not only visiting for vacation, but enjoying “growing” their own villa.