Continuing our obsession with Japanese residential properties…

The unique design of this house in Minaminachi 3, Hiroshima, Japan, can be seen as a relationship between the building and its exterior elements.

It is built on an old shopping street where traditional houses still form the major part of the buildings in the area.

What makes it difficult to keep the residences privacy is the construction of these traditional houses with their typical setting close to each other.

Thinking about keeping a certain privacy, Japanese architects Supposed Design Office, created a gap between the outside walls and the inside construction of the new house, where sunlight is coming down to give the house a warm, private element without showing too much privacy to the outside.

Read the original blog post here on Daily Icon.