Located in Shiga, Japan, the Promenade House, the latest residential project by Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects, has been built on a very unique and challenging site. Given its area of only 166m2, the architects embraced it unconventionality, preferring to focus and play with its geometrical restrictions in order to create a house that seamlessly accommodates the needs of a young couple and their child.
Located in Shiga, Japan, the Promenade House, the latest residential project by Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects, has been built on a very unique and challenging site. Given its area of only 166m2, the architects embraced it unconventionality, preferring to focus and play with its geometrical restrictions in order to create a house that seamlessly accommodates the needs of a young couple and their child.
Occupying 124.3 m2 of the overall site, the building itself is a mere 2.7 meters wide by 27 meters in length. Intimate and cosy, its form follows the outline of its narrow boundaries using minimalist clean lines to further accentuate and celebrate its eccentricity. Spread over two floors, the Promenade House’s internal spaces are connected through long narrow hallways which clearly highlight the site’s geometry. Proceeding through the entrance, the internal volumes are then revealed slowly, one after the other, whereby the hallway extends into the kitchen and dining area which is followed by the living room and finally culminates in the raised study at the back of the property.