NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House

16/12/2010. by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects
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“Nowhere but Sajima” is a house in Japan. It’s a vacation rental residence located in Yokosuka-City, just outside of Tokyo. It was designed by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects.

NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects. Photograph © Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects

NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects. Photograph © Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects

NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects. Photograph © Chiaki Yasukawa

NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects. Photograph © Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects

NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects. Photograph © Chiaki Yasukawa

NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects. Photograph © Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects

Ground floor plan. NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects.

First floor plan. NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects.

Second floor plan. NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects.

Section. NOWHERE BUT SAJIMA, House by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects.

Architect’s description.-

"A holiday rental home located in an hour distance from Tokyo. It is a rare site situated in right adjacent to the ocean and Mt. Fuji and Enoshima can be seen on the opposite shore. The side facing towards the ocean is the Northern area, and a road with row of condominiums and heavy traffic running by its side. Thus, while building a large aperture enables an open view to the ocean, it also draws all the attention from the road and condominiums.

Our goal was to find a universal solution to those problems. The tunnel-like space not only controls the line of sight, but its perspective also creates a picture-frame effect to the view seen from the aperture. Each tube is arranged with different materials and shapes in order to each project has a different image of the ocean. The variations are almost infinite."

Architect: Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects
Program: Vacation rental residence
Site: Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Date: June 2009
How: Three-story reinforced concrete construction
Construction Area: 1,422 square feet (132.09m²)
Site Area: 688 square feet (63.88m²)
Total Floor Area: 1,872 square feet (173.96m²)

Photos © Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects