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 Homes in Harmony with Nature
Kumi Inoue Architects
Kumi Inoue Architects

Homes in Harmony with Nature｜Introduction to Architecture Firms｜A Residence That Integrates Nature's Bounty into Everyday Life

Author: Qurasuki Editorial Department
Interest is rising in living while attuned to dappled sunlight, the flow of breezes, seasonal change — the rhythms of nature. Creating homes that coexist with nature requires passive design strategies such as siting and orientation that respond to the site's topography and vegetation, planning openings to facilitate natural ventilation, and employing natural materials like wood and stone. The ideal nature-integrated house draws the beauty of the outdoors into the interior while providing comfortable living conditions throughout the four seasons. Here we introduce architectural practices that place coexistence with nature at the heart of their residential design.

Homes in Harmony with Nature

Yosuke Tomiya Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

4-8, 16-chome, 5-jo, Shinkawa, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

12mm Architects

1-1564 Shikenya, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Yoshihiro Ito Architect & Associates

7-8 Honmachi, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture

Atelier Cotocoto

4 Sekimachiminami, Nerima-ku, Tokyo

KICHI ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

4-6-3 Kenkyu Gakuen, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

In-Ex Design Co., Ltd.

4-59 Takanoizumicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Takeshi Hirobe Architects

1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Mitsuhiro Kojima Architects

426-1-101 Higashisin-machi, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture

Echizen Design Laboratory

Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka

Ringo Studio, First-Class Architect's Office

Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

Archiplace

502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

JYU ARCHITECT

2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Mochizuki Architectural Atelier

2-23-1-1248 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / 614 Katakura-cho, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo

Kumi Inoue Architects

2-6-15 Kuwazu, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Kurashi no Jōzōsho

4-14-12 Honkugenuma, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture

YIA Ishiue Yoshihiro Architectural Design Office

1572 Amagawataki-cho, Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan