Minimalist Beach House Buildings by Yamamori Architect & Associates : HOUSE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

Beach Panoramic on Hall - House Design by Yamamori Architect & Associates

Minimalist Beach House Buildings by Yamamori Architect & Associates, in Shima-city, Mie prefecture, Japan. On the part of this House is made up of four layers. It is largely a single volume with different floor altitudes and each level is associated with the minimalist ladder. The atmosphere varies from each view of different heights and the view from the outside and in the changes. This generates a dynamic contrast interior space. This House is like a building to see the view of the sea. He has the continuity of inside and outside, while this modern building blends with the natural coastal environment is beautiful.

The site is located on a secluded Bay on the beautiful coast, where fishing and other vessels came and from where the sea can be seen. The contrast of the sea and the beautiful greenery of a unique building which is required for clients that would come here sometimes to enjoy this place. There is a small Street between the location of the buildings and the sea. The wing-like element eave introduced aerodynamic fit in this area, the wind is high. It gives relief to architecture and framing the views in the tradition of Japan.

Project data :
Location : Shima-city Mie prefecture
Architects : Yamamori Architect & Associates , Takashi Yamamori
Principal use : Private house
Site area : 287.34?
Building area : 79.36?
Total floor area : 121.03?
Structural system : Reinforced Concrete
Number of stories : 2 stories
Major materials : exposed concrete , COR-TEN steel plate , Japanese cypress flooring
Design period : June,2008 – November,2009
Constraction period : March,2010 – October,2010
Photo credits : Kei Sugino

Beach House by Yamamori Architect & Associates

When I first visited this site, I thought the key issues for this project were how to intertwine, dissolve, cut and take in elements of this natural environment, such as ocean, greenery, sky and wind.

This site is located in a secluded bay on a ria coast where fishing and other boats come and from where the ocean can be viewed. The contrast of ocean and greenery is beautiful and a building was required for the client who will visit here sometimes to enjoy this place. There is a small road between the site and the ocean. Even though it is hardly used, I had to consider the lines of sight from outside and inside.

The differences in height between the ground, the building and the interior spaces are a significant component of this design.
I elevated the floor to keep a subtle distance from the ground, to create a different world and to express a feeling of floating. This strategy also accommodates the occasional exceptionally high tides peculiar to this area and avoids any direct lines of sight from the road.
The wing-like eave introduces an aerodynamic element appropriate in this high-wind area. It gives a lightness to the architecture and it frames the view in the Japanese tradition of ‘borrowed scenery’.
In section this house consists of four layers. It is mostly a single volume with different floor heights and each level is connected with gentle stairs. The view lines vary from each of these different heights and the scenery of outside and inside changes. These contrasts generate a dynamic interior space.
This house is like a viewing device to overlook the ocean. It has a continuity from inside and outside, bringing the scenery inside, and blending into this natural coastal environment beautifully.
I aimed to pursue a simple modern beauty where an abstract spiritual figure, and a calm and balanced figure collide.

When I sat down at the terrace one day, I saw a full moon on the horizon. The moon projected onto the sea surface and wrapped the scenery from the ‘Moon viewing deck’. more