Abax Architects
Homes with Scenic Views|Introduction to Architecture Firms|Techniques for Integrating Views into the Home
Author: Qurasuki Editorial Department
Views unique to a site—mountains and forests, urban nightscapes, pastoral scenery—are valuable resources that can substantially elevate the worth of a residence. To maximize the potential of a view, meticulous consideration is required from the earliest stages of design, encompassing site layout as well as the placement, dimensions, and heights of windows and other openings. Designers are judged by their experience and sensibility in tasks such as composing openings as frames for vistas, directing sightlines, and reconciling views with privacy. Here we introduce architectural firms that have artfully linked the local landscape with their built work.
YIA Ishiue Yoshihiro Architectural Design Office
1572 Amagawataki-cho, Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Tatsumi Negishi Architectural Studio
532-5 Nakazawa, Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
12mm Architects
1-1564 Shikenya, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect
2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Coo Planning
201, M'S Kyomachibori Building, 1-7-17 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
In-Ex Design Co., Ltd.
4-59 Takanoizumicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Far East Design Lab.
Cercle Akasaka 1F, 4-2-25 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
KASA ARCHITECTS
2-21-2-1S Fuda, Chofu City, Tokyo
H₂O Design Office
939-73 Higashi-Arai, Minuma-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
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