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Villa A by Satoshi Okada Architects

"Villa A" by Satoshi Okada, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.


Location: Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan.

Designed by Satoshi Okada Architects
Garden Design: Paul Smither
Structural Designer: Hirokazu Toki + Hojo structural laboratory
General Contractor: Sasazawa Construction Company, Takahashi Kogyo co.Website: http://www.okada-archi.com



The curved roof.

(15cm thick and made of sandwiched panels from Corten steel plates)




Main entrance.



The Japanese ingenuity for enlarging limited interior spaces.

Steel structure and tall transparent glass walls.













Merging the indoors & outdoors.













ALL IMAGES & DRAWINGS COURTESY SATOSHI OKADA ARCHITECTS.

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