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映画を愛する方にとって、自宅に本格的なシアタールームを持つことは特別な夢のひとつかもしれません。大画面と高品質な音響で映画の世界に没入するためには、音漏れを防ぐ防音設計、外光を遮断する開口部の計画、音が均一に広がる室内の吸音・拡散のバランス、プロジェクターや音響機器の設置計画など、専門的な建築的配慮が求められます。設計事務所は映画の視聴スタイルや機器の仕様、家族の生活動線との関係を整理しながら、日常使いにも適した快適なシアタールームを住まいの中に組み込みます。映画の世界に浸れる住まいの事例をご覧ください。

The site is a corner lot at the intersection of two streets close to the station; the design responds to both street-faced visibility and privacy considerations. Rather than incorporating the surrounding context, the plan creates an internal courtyard as a residual space within the lot to admit light, ventilation and greenery. Private rooms, storage and wet areas are located on the first floor, with the living, dining and kitchen arranged on the second floor; the ceiling leaves the structural rafters exposed beneath the roof. A Shimatone-riko (Japanese ash) is planted in the courtyard, and, together with the residents’ interiors and a home theater, the individual rooms are interconnected via the courtyard.

This residence is sited on a plot in Fukushima Ward, Osaka, with a narrow street frontage and bounded on three sides by tall office buildings and apartment blocks. The exterior walls are clad with Solido from KMEW. By employing 6 mm phosphated steel plates for the balcony coping and the under‑eaves trim, the detailing is resolved cleanly and without visual discordance.

A large deck facing the Seto Inland Sea was introduced so the sea is always perceptible just beyond the interior floor. A sloped lowered ceiling with integrated indirect lighting and a curtain box frames smooth sightlines toward the sea. The kitchen is positioned at the center of the living area to allow cooking while conversing in an open-plan arrangement. A former Japanese-style room was converted into a theater room; when opened, it produces a continuous, dynamic space expressed through a simple design.

On a corner site fronting a school route with heavy traffic, we pursued corner‑lot relief after addressing building‑coverage ratio limits and narrow‑site consultations, and planned to maximize site utilization by composing volumes that enclose a central courtyard. The north–south‑divided volumes place the living area to the south and the bedrooms and workspaces to the north; the courtyard channels daylight and breezes and links the rooms. Directly accessible from both the entrance and the living room, the courtyard functions as an extension of the private interior—shielded from public view—and is designed to accommodate elements such as a tent or a pool.

A residence for a family of four that balances the openness characteristic of suburban neighborhoods with the need for privacy. By placing a daylight-filled stairwell at the core, the floors are softly connected and each level enjoys bright spaces with a close relationship to the sky while minimizing views from the outside. A roof balcony on the third floor allows for kitchen gardening; the first floor includes a fully sound-insulated theater room that doubles as a guest bedroom. The vertical and horizontal composition and window placement combine to realize both openness and comfortable private spaces.