{"id":6450,"date":"2026-04-07T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6450"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:27:14","slug":"hyg-architects-designs-japanese-home-as-spatial-continuum-of-its-surroundings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/hyg-architects-designs-japanese-home-as-spatial-continuum-of-its-surroundings\/","title":{"rendered":"HYG Architects designs Japanese home as “spatial continuum” of its surroundings"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"House<\/div>\n

Clerestory windows<\/a> and a curved ceiling create shifting patterns of light and shadow through this timber-lined home<\/a> near Tokyo<\/a>, designed by local studio HYG Architects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Named House in Takahatayama, the home was designed by HYG Architects<\/a> founder Keiichi Yanagihashi for his own family in the Tama Hills, southwest of Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Informed by the surrounding neighbourhood’s undulating landscape, the studio created a blocky form that conceals what is almost a single internal space, with rooms divided by changes in height or lighting, rather than partition walls.<\/p>\n

\"Exterior
HYG Architects has completed a timber-lined home near Tokyo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Walking through the neighbourhood, I was deeply moved by the rich sequence of shifting views and perspectives created by the natural elevation changes,” Yanagihashi told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“We sought to translate the experience of navigating the hillside \u2013 where the landscape unfolds step by step \u2013 into the architectural layout.”<\/p>\n

“By connecting rooms with varying ceiling heights, light qualities, and floor levels, we created a living environment where moving from the dining area to the bedroom feels like a continuation of a walk through the hills,” he added.<\/p>\n

\"Garden
The home is defined by its blocky, timber-lined form<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beginning at the home’s entrance, the study, dining, kitchen, living and bedroom spaces all flow into one another, flanked by small, enclosed rooms containing bathrooms and a sauna.<\/p>\n

In the study, dining room and kitchen, lower ceilings and windows create more intimate spaces that overlook the surrounding garden and open onto a small terrace.<\/p>\n

\"Living
The living space is topped by a curving section of the roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once in the living space, the home opens up into a double-height space topped by a curving section of roof, illuminated by clerestory windows on either side.<\/p>\n

As well as being unified spatially, the interior of House in Takahatayama is lined entirely with panels of Hinoki plywood, chosen to create a warm backdrop that would reflect the changing light conditions throughout the day.<\/p>\n