This 66-square-meter house stands on a slope. The owner purchased the land to enjoy the view. While the total site comprises 178 square meters with a frontage of 7.2m and a depth of 25m, only around half the land could be used for a house. Yet it has been designed to maximize the 25-meter depth. People approach the house from the higher road, enter in a straight line, and move along the slope. Everyday life is enriched by not only enjoying the scenery in the distance but also feeling the plants under your feet.

The form of the house is an image of a rustic hut with a triangular roof. The eaves divide it into the lower part that consists of glass and planks and the upper part with galvalume steel sheets. While the planks match the wooden wall finish of the interior, the glass ensures a view and ventilation. The upper part is made from only galvalume steel sheets with a hole cut out to provide a view from the bath.

Japanese pampas grass grows naturally on the slope and regenerates across the whole of the slope in just a few years. From inside the house, you can see the town in the distance and the Japanese pampas grasslands right under your feet. The Japanese pampas grass changes in line with the seasons and creates the landscape of the slope. There is green grass in summer, white stalks in the early fall, and golden colors in the late fall.

In the early days of the plan, we also looked at including a spacious deck or glass space on the second floor to enjoy the view. However, when we considered the client’s way of living, we always came back to the same conclusion that this type of space would not be utilized meaningfully. As a result, a living room with a ceiling that has a large joint cavity above it and a small reading terrace create a comfortable living space.