In Kobe, Japan, looking out towards Mount Rokko, the playfully designed Hat House by local studio Fumiaso Architect & Associates features diagonal internal walls that capture sunlight entering from the south. Exposed timber trusses, arched thresholds, an imaginative interior alley and courtyard, greenery, and tansu staircases work together to create a dwelling that's cheerful and full of whimsy.

Project Credits:

Architecture: Fumiaso Architects & Associates

Builder: Oogaki Ringyou

Structural engineering: S3 Associates Inc.

Landscape design: Ietani Shokkei Kenkyusho

Photographer: Shigeo Ogawa

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