Takeshi Hosaka builds a linear villa next to the ISUMI River
The ISUMI villa is a vacation residence is in the Prefecture of Chiba, JapanDesigned by Takeshi Hosaka Architects. The villa is located in an open landscape of fields next to the ISUMI river, whereby the view extends to the surrounding rice charges and removed mountains. The structure is positioned in such a way that it acts as a visual border, framed the landscape and integrated spatially into its natural environment.
A defined feature of the villa is a 45 meter long concrete wall, which is designed as a spatial and visual backdrop, which emphasizes the surrounding field of 2,000 square meters. This wall not only offers the approximately 100 square meters of the interior of the villa, but also coordinates with the nearby tidal wall along the ISUMI river and leads to a formal dialogue with the topography of the location. The concrete Surface, combined with Wood Elements contributes to the integration of the building into the natural environment and increases material continuity between architecture and soil.
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The design of the ISUMI Villa prioritizes the outdoor connectivity outdoors
The Takeshi Hosaka architects team Organizes the plan to prioritize the outdoor connectivity. Inner zones like the kitchen have a dirt floor, which means that the permeability is maintained between inside and outside. Solid-sealing glass openings support this relationship and enable a direct movement between interior and the field. The living room lined with Tatami is arranged for music and film entertainment with the same alignment both in the inner and outdoor context. The compact bedroom preserves a minimal footprint, which is supposed to cause the spatial properties of the camping.
Additional functions such as garage, bathroom and sauna are distributed around the central biotope that are accessible via the outside circuit path. The architectural strategy supports a program that focuses on life outdoors, whereby internal functions are organized to enable continuous visual and physical access to the landscape. The design of the villa emphasizes environmental awareness, spatial openness and material reluctance. Through its location and formal composition, it frames the surrounding ecological features, including the convergence of the river and ocean, as an integral part of the architectural experience.
The ISUMI -VILLA is located next to the ISUMI river, the facial fields and distant mountains
A 45-meter concrete wall frames the landscape both as a structure and as a background
The residence takes up a 2,000 m² field and integrates into the open place
The architecture prioritizes the continuous commitment with the field
The design of the villa creates a visual dialogue with the flood wall of the website
Concrete and wood materials form continuity with the natural terrain
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A dirt floor kitchen retains direct permeability with nature
A compact bedroom refers to the spatial logic of the camping
Living areas lined with Tatami look equally both nature and the inner rooms