SPACE September 2024 (No. 682)
low atelier, high house is a private house with a pottery atelier and a lounge for guests. The site is located at the intersection of two roads, so it is visible from all sides. The south side of the site faces a narrow tree-lined street, with an impressive scene of three trees that have flourished thanks to being left untended for a long time. The C-shaped layout of the house is open to the south with an entrance gate, creating the experience of entering through a tree-lined street. At the same time, the madang embraces the view of the street and is visually protected from the outside on the west side. The pottery atelier located on the west side facing the main road plays the role of protecting the madang. Though the pottery atelier is very close to the road, we didn’t want it to be built on an overwhelming scale for pedestrians, and we wanted the client to have a view of the madang from a different level during pottery work. We lowered the atelier floor as a semi-basement to provide an upward view of trees, grass, soil, and rocks in the madang. From the street, on the other hand, we wanted it to look more like a tall fence than a bulky building.
