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FIT-OUTS<br />

1<br />

Villa<br />

MKZ<br />

1 Each roof segment<br />

contained a space<br />

appropriately<br />

scaled for its use<br />

2 The main house<br />

had to weave<br />

around the difficult<br />

site conditions<br />

PROJECT INFORMATION<br />

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN STUDIO:<br />

Takeshi Hirobe Architects<br />

LOCATION: Minamiboso city, Chiba, Japan<br />

AREA: 1,254.1m 2<br />

COMPLETED: 2021<br />

PHOTOGRAPHY: Koichi Torimura<br />

ENGINEER: Akira Ouchi<br />

EXTERNAL WALL: Cedar mould concrete<br />

and exterior thermal insulation<br />

INTERNAL WALL: Cedar mould concrete<br />

and cedar siding dyeing<br />

CEILING: Exposed concrete and<br />

roofboard dyeing<br />

FLOOR: Stone and walnut flooring<br />

FURNITURE: Basswood with<br />

kneading dyeing<br />

The footprint of this vacation home<br />

dances around complex conditions of<br />

the site. Although the site is situated<br />

overlooking an ocean view to the<br />

south-east, there is an elevation<br />

gap of about 1.4m in the centre<br />

2<br />

WOOD IN ARCHITECTURE • ISSUE 2 – <strong>2023</strong> 61

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