The Pitched Roof House
Takaharu + Yui Tezuka
Architecture, Building and Structure Design The Pitched Roof House by Takaharu + Yui Tezuka The Pitched Roof is a single-storey house in Karuizawa, Japan, covered by a very simple pitched roof. Only forty percent of the space under the roof is enclosed, so the boundary between inside and outside remains soft. The cantilevered roof reaches over six meters with a structure just 200 millimeters thick. A folded, L-shaped surface works as a monocoque element and reduces the supports needed. Sliding doors allow the inhabitants to change the character of the living space. The house reinterprets the deep eaves of traditional Japanese architecture.
Silver A' Design Award Winner
The Pitched Roof House by Takaharu + Yui Tezuka is a winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. The Pitched Roof House earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2021 and is showcased on Best Designs of the World among other exceptional designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by Takaharu + Yui Tezuka and see why The Pitched Roof House design rises above its competition.
About The Pitched Roof
Architecture, Building and Structure Design The Pitched Roof House by Takaharu + Yui Tezuka The Pitched Roof is a single-storey house in Karuizawa, Japan, covered by a very simple pitched roof. Only forty percent of the space under the roof is enclosed, so the boundary between inside and outside remains soft. The cantilevered roof reaches over six meters with a structure just 200 millimeters thick. A folded, L-shaped surface works as a monocoque element and reduces the supports needed. Sliding doors allow the inhabitants to change the character of the living space. The house reinterprets the deep eaves of traditional Japanese architecture. The Pitched Roof earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine inventive thinking with professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, as high-quality entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where entries are voted following blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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