Introducing A Residence Closed to the Street, Open to Greenery: A House with a Small Courtyard and a Generous Veranda, a custom-built home example by Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates, a Architect / Design office in 302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
A dwelling closed to the street and opened to the greenery.
From the northwest.
From the northeast. A rich mixed deciduous woodland lies to the west of the site.
A closed black volume centered on the courtyard and a white volume opened toward the south garden.
A large verandah that functions both as a covered corridor (nure-en) linking the rooms and as a wood deck.
Evening view of the large verandah.
Approach paved with concrete slabs. Entrance door height: 2.6 m.
The plan aligns sightlines from the entrance hall through the courtyard to the Japanese-style room, verandah and south garden.
A plan with continuous circulation organized around the central courtyard.
Flooring: solid oak planks. Walls and ceilings: painted finish.
View from the kitchen toward the small courtyard and the large verandah.
Dining kitchen.
North–south openings create a natural cross-ventilation path.
View looking down from the stair.
A Residence Closed to the Street, Open to Greenery: A House with a Small Courtyard and a Generous Veranda
A small Japanese-style room used as an auxiliary space. The opening at the window serves as the vent for the thermal storage heating/cooling system.
Soundproof studio. Walls and ceilings finished with painted wood-wool cement board for high acoustic performance.
The small courtyard enables a bright, open-feeling yet private bathroom.