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 House with Outdoor Living Space
Far East Design Lab.
Far East Design Lab.

House with Outdoor Living Space｜Introduction to Architecture Firms｜Living Where Interior and Exterior Become One

Author: Qurasuki Editorial Department
Outdoor living is a design approach that treats outdoor areas—such as terraces, decks, and courtyards—as extensions of the living room, realizing a rich lifestyle in which interior and exterior are integrated. Exterior spaces that connect seamlessly to interiors through generous openings and deep eaves enrich everyday life, providing settings for al fresco dining, reading on sunny days, and family gatherings. Design strategies that ensure continued comfort—such as continuity of flooring materials, visual transparency, and measures to mitigate rain and solar exposure—elevate the spatial quality. Here we introduce an architectural practice that places outdoor living at the center of its residential designs.

House with Outdoor Living Space

AtelierMA

2B Yanakada Building, 3-13-2 Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo

Takeshi Hirobe Architects

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

JYU ARCHITECT

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

YIA Ishiue Yoshihiro Architectural Design Office

1572 Amagawataki-cho, Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Masahiko Sawamura Architect and Associates

Room 902, Famille Kamichoja-machi, 22-9, 2-chome Shimoru, Kamichoja-machi, Higashihorikawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Tatsumi Negishi Architectural Studio

532-5 Nakazawa, Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Far East Design Lab.

Cercle Akasaka 1F, 4-2-25 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Naoko Matsumoto Architects & Associates

1304 Park Front Nakano Arai Yakushi, 5-5-10 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Takayoshi Nakamura Architects & Associates

4-26-27 Utsukushigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Yosuke Tomiya Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

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

Atelier Cotocoto

4 Sekimachiminami, Nerima-ku, Tokyo

Archiplace

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

Mitsuhiro Kojima Architects

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

Kumi Inoue Architects

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

ARCHIXXX Satoru Shinno Architectural Design

2-4-34 Minamimorimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Mochizuki Architectural Atelier

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

e do design architects

3-7-7 Minatocho, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan