+node – Fukuyama, Japan By UID Architects & Associates

Emerging from its forestal surroundings replete with wildlife, +node is a contemporary day dream residence comprised of two perpendicular cedar and glass volumes. Created by UID Architects & Associates, this minimalist dwelling in Fukuyama, Japan enthralls as it meshes invisibly with nature.

Due to the topography, a single construction rests both immediately on and buried into the earth, even though the other significantly cantilevers, hovering over thirty feet above the forest. A framed void was innovatively created to welcome trees to freely build upwards within it. The all round vibe correct right here is tranquil, even though the clean-lined fashion perspective enables the outside planet to gently penetrate all interior spaces.

The technique to the home is deceiving, with a geometric decrease-out within a wood block perched on the hillside. A smooth concrete slab angled upon rocky terrain prospects to the entry which meets the kitchen, residing and dining rooms to the south plus the examine on the north side. At one particular finish of the major volume in the kitchen, a floor-to-ceiling glass panel is featured behind a causal, developed-in dining counter, spectacularly framing the foliage. The master suite, child’s bedroom and baths reside on the decreased degree for privacy.

Light pours in by way of the skylights and quite a number of steel-framed windows patterned during the dwelling, some which function slatted screens supplying shade. A patio terrace (which is simultaneously the master bedroom’s rooftop) can be right accessed from the first floor and, with no railing technique, seamlessly reaches out into the woodlands. What a lovely, meditative area!

Furnishings are sparse and the color palette restrained, mainly in black and all-natural wood, with zebra print thrown in for very good measure. While light cherry floors float all via this 1,350 square foot residence, it’s the plywood which is a really awesome stand-out. Lining the walls and ceiling, this materials is raw and stunning, mirroring this minimalistic home’s serene environ.

+node is a modern dream residence, constructed for a household to take pleasure in a informal way of existence whilst connecting harmoniously to earth, animals and sky.