Introducing House of the North Window, a custom-built home example by Yosuke Tomiya Architectural Design Co., Ltd., a Architect / Design office in 4-8, 16-chome, 5-jo, Shinkawa, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
House of the North Window
Entrance porch with Todomatsu tongue-and-groove boarding
Wooden louvers transmit texture and light upon opening the entrance
Living space with broad exposure to the northern landscape
From the second floor, beyond the nearby trees, the townscape and mountain ranges are visible
View of the north window from the skip-floor mid-level study corner
View of the double-height void above the wood-burning stove from the mid-level study corner
View northward from the kitchen
Raised nook with landscape views; the lattice on the right can be used as a ladder to the mid-level mezzanine for play
Second-floor washbasin corner and children's play area with bouldering wall and horizontal ladder
Child's room features an operable small window that provides a north view at eye level when a desk is placed
Skip-floor mid-level mezzanine; it is also possible to climb to the second floor via the bouldering wall from here
LDK emphasizing exposed beams and a strong wooden tactile quality
Living room at dusk
Second-floor dusk view showing the north window with distant mountain ranges
North elevation at dusk
Front elevation at dusk