on another note, the client asked for this dwelling to convey a feeling of departure from the ordinary, such as that of a resort hotel.
‘not only that, the final sewage drainpipe was located 1.5 meters above the ground, requiring the floor of the bath and toilet to stand higher than the rest of the rooms. ‘this home required careful consideration on how it looked from slightly above, due to the higher ground level when approaching the building,’ explain the kyoto and okinawa-based architects. at the same time, they were able to solve the difficulties in sewage flow by setting the floor of each section at a different height. topping them in differently-shaped roofs, the architects were able to block a fair amount of visibility into the interior from the street level. the two are connected via an open walkway/courtyard, where also a garage is attached. Studio monaka divided the house in two separate structures to resolve a drainpipe issue which required the bath and toilet to stand higher than the rest of the rooms, placing all functions that require plumbing in one volume, and all other living areas in another. the two volumes are topped with roofs of different shapes: the structure that houses all rooms needing plumbing incorporates a V-shaped roof with one protruding side while over the living quarters a low sloping roof has been placed, which wraps around in a U-shape. Nestled on a lot seven meters below the street level in matsumoto, okinawa city, house om by japanese architecture office studio monaka is a single-story reinforced concrete residence split in two different structures and connected via an exterior walkway.
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