Small House with Floating Treehouse
The house is located in the quiet residential area in the boundary of Central Tokyo, Japan. It was built on a small lot, surrounded by rich greenery including a big old cheery blossom tree. The house owner likes outdoor activities. Although this building was built in an urban area, the design of this house needs to meet their demand which can respond to the outdoor lifestyle.
Therefore, the attic has 2 treehouse design rooms that seem floating above the living room. The concept of the design is to maximize the use of existing natural resources like, Sunlight, Wind and Greenery, and not depending too much on technology.
The typical plan was bent like a dogleg, which was designed to face the big old cherry blossom and enfold the rich greenery and intake cool wind from the west. In addition, the dogleg shape can give more expanse and depth to the space visually than a rectangular plan.
The existence of treehouse provides not only fun playgrounds for kids but also a natural warm atmosphere. At the same time, it can make the line between outdoor and indoor blurred and it creates an outdoor-like scene, while indoor.
