House With Barrel-Vault Roof by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Architect : Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Location : Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan
Total floor area: 115.585m2
Photos : Kazunori Fujimoto
The house is located in Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan. Located in the hills that spread panorama of Seto Inland Sea and is filled with ambient air. The structure of the building with barrel-vault roof and supported oversailing steel frame with concrete that has been left open throughout. This house has a central courtyard lined with sliding glass doors and has a rectangular roof section removed from the top to flood rooms with natural light, skylights in the back room that serves to enjoy life a second opening of sea and mountains. This house uses lightweight construction and simple space is realized by adjusting the steal frame with reinforced concrete shell for the construction of the roof, slab reinforcement consisted of single layer with a thickness of 120mm, and a roof that covers the entire home includes exterior and interior.
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Tags: Architecture Design, Barrel-Vault Roof, beach house, central courtyard, concrete shell, hiroshima japan, house in Mihara, Kazunori Fujimoto Architect, lightweight construction, natural light skylights, seto inland sea
