Posted on 12/7/2015
Disadvantaged terrain transformed into a desirable residence in Japan
The timber-clad N House is located on a sloping plot in Fukuoka, Japan. In building the two-storey home, the architects at Japanese firm Roote had to navigate a four meter elevation change and a triangular plot that narrows from 16 meters to a mere 4.5 meters. Additionally, the clients, a married couple with two daughters, requested that the architects carve out ample ga...