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Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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If the term oxymoron had a physical representation, it could easily be this intriguing-looking house that was developed by the Japanese studio Tomoaki Uno Architects. Turns out, this brutalist dwelling with fully exposed concrete looks surprisingly different on the inside.

The house is located in the outskirts of Nagakute and it belongs to a couple with precise preferences who requested a modern house with exposed concrete.

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The clients of Tomoaki Uno Architects wanted a modern house with exposed concrete

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

The unique house manages to find a compromise between a brutalist concrete appearance and warm, modern, and minimalistic interior spaces. The interior is complemented by the use of white oak that can also be found on the various window frames.

The Sagamine House is sort of a mix of traditional Japanese structure and modern design

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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“The site is an old developed residential area on the outskirts of Nagakute, next to Nagoya. A slightly conservative impression of the client’s couple wanted a modern house with exposed concrete,” reads the description of the building on Arch Daily. “That’s why I designed the interior using white oak to suit the couple. I dared to lengthen the distance from the entrance to the living room, and made a plan that strongly emphasized the story.”

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Inside, the most prominent material is white oak, which does a perfect job of softening the roughness of the concrete

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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There are two main volumes within the building, with a third one connecting them. The first two volumes host the day area and bedrooms while the intermediate volume links them together and makes room for a kitchen and living area.

The house is composed of three distinct volumes

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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The floor-to-ceiling window in the living room frames the scenery as if it was a painting

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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The oak is almost everywhere: it’s used on the floors, the stairs, the window frames, and the kitchen cabinetry

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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The interior is very minimalistic with just a few tasteful accessories

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

Japanese Architects Build Exposed Concrete House With A Delicate And Warm Interior

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mph seti 4 years ago

Rich people. smh. I mean, it's cool...But it looks more like a parking garage crossed with a modern art gallery than a home.

34points

arjelio mas 4 years ago

Excellent. You're beginning to understand brutalist architecture. If you study that style, you'll see examples similar to this house again and again.

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Maria Roberts 4 years ago

Pls ppl, don't judge, but I think it look like a luxury warehouse of sorts. I mean, a block of concrete being called a house? I think the designers could do a little better than that.

17points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

I'm sure designers/architects could do better, however, this was explicitly requested by their clients.

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Freedomiscoming 4 years ago

If you watched the movie "Parasite", you have felt this house.

9points

b l a n c 4 years ago

idk the house in parasite is much more modern and open. it's a lot 'homier' per se. this house kinda feels like.. a block. it has no character, it's just flat and boring and dark. like the kinda house you first build in minecraft when all you have is stone

2points

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mph seti 4 years ago

Rich people. smh. I mean, it's cool...But it looks more like a parking garage crossed with a modern art gallery than a home.

34points

arjelio mas 4 years ago

Excellent. You're beginning to understand brutalist architecture. If you study that style, you'll see examples similar to this house again and again.

1point

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Maria Roberts 4 years ago

Pls ppl, don't judge, but I think it look like a luxury warehouse of sorts. I mean, a block of concrete being called a house? I think the designers could do a little better than that.

17points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

I'm sure designers/architects could do better, however, this was explicitly requested by their clients.

2points

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Freedomiscoming 4 years ago

If you watched the movie "Parasite", you have felt this house.

9points

b l a n c 4 years ago

idk the house in parasite is much more modern and open. it's a lot 'homier' per se. this house kinda feels like.. a block. it has no character, it's just flat and boring and dark. like the kinda house you first build in minecraft when all you have is stone

2points

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