House in Tsujidou

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, work styles have changed significantly, and new approaches to housing are now required. This project is a home designed for a dual-income couple who both work full-time, and it also represents an exploration of what housing should look like in an era where remote work is becoming the norm.
Since both spouses hold remote meetings, they required separate, enclosed private offices. At the same time, working from home means creating an environment where household chores and work can be efficiently balanced; this will free up time and enrich their daily lives. What form should a home take to achieve this?
To address this, we divided the entire space into three main zones: the “Working Zone,” the “Family Zone,” and the “Private Zone.” These three zones are arranged parallel to the front road, with privacy increasing as one moves toward the rear of the house. The “Working Zone,” as the area with the highest social interaction, is positioned at the front. The home offices are designed as active, socially oriented spaces where occupants can feel the atmosphere of the street through the front garden. The spacious entrance serves as a small lounge that draws in a sense of public openness. The “Family Zone” extends seamlessly between interior and exterior, designed as a relaxing space for the family, enveloped in greenery and protected by privacy. The “Private Zone” brings together spaces that prioritize privacy, including the master bedroom, a children’s room that can be divided into two in the future, a walk-in closet, and a washroom, dressing area, and bathroom. A household circulation route runs straight through these three zones. The three zones, which serve different purposes depending on the time of day or day of the week, are flanked by a ribbon-like green belt to help shift the atmosphere and mood of each zone. Meanwhile, the household circulation route—which operates independently of the three zones—runs vertically through them for maximum efficiency. The result is a single-story house with an “E”-shaped floor plan.
The single-story house with three gabled roofs uses roof heights and eaves to control the line of sight from the windows of the surrounding two-story buildings, adapting to the nature of each zone.
Quietly nestled within a cluttered residential neighborhood, this home embodies a new approach to living and working in close proximity through its “E”-shaped plan, evolving into a home enveloped in greenery.