*스킵플로어 하우스 tato architects has designed an unorthodox living arrangement in japan

most of us live pretty much the same way, in a box-shaped building with a kitchen here and our bedroom there.but occasionally, an architect comes along and takes a sledge hammer to this notion, building from the rubble something completely revolutionary and perhaps beautiful. this japanese home is one of these projects. where most two story buildings have just two floors, architect yo shimada (of tato architects) fits about seven. because, why not? this space contains a number of different elevations that take you this way an that, challenging our notions of living.

the house was designed for a family of three with a lot of possessions. these clients gave tato architects a very specific request: to construct a home where ‘the members of the family can feel close to each other regardless of where they are in the house’ — and the architect obliged them. this is why there are no walls, and the only divisions of space are ceilings and floors. furthermore the architect stated that ‘private rooms were not needed because they feel that it is lonely to withdraw into one’s space, and storage space was also unnecessary because they did not want to tuck things away.’ 

 

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all the essential spaces are in the home but they’re not where you’d except. they’re hidden here and there but after time, their use becomes instinctive, evidence of our adaptive human nature. you can see the transformation, of the house from the project’s start to its in habitation. just like any space, the user makes it their own. it’s their map, things are where they are meant to be. for us it might seem a little messy, but for the owner it has a hidden order and perfection. you see, we need not live the same way as all our neighbors, we can craft a unique life for ourselves — all it takes is a little imagination.

from designboom