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]]> house-of-trough.asp Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8518-house-of-trough An industrial yard offers undesirable views on the house's south side. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanAn industrial yard offers undesirable views on the house's south side.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto An industrial yard offers undesirable views on the house's south side. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanAn industrial yard offers undesirable views on the house's south side.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto An industrial yard offers undesirable views on the house's south side. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanAn industrial yard offers undesirable views on the house's south side.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto An industrial yard offers undesirable views on the house's south side. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanAn industrial yard offers undesirable views on the house's south side.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto Catwalks and platforms accessible by ladders make the voids on the north and south sides of the house a sort of false exterior'bringing the focus to the central living zone where an 18.5-foot-high col House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanCatwalks and platforms accessible by ladders make the voids on the north and south sides of the house a sort of false exterior'bringing the focus to the central living zone where an 18.5-foot-high column penetrates the space.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto Catwalks and platforms accessible by ladders make the voids on the north and south sides of the house a sort of false exterior'bringing the focus to the central living zone where an 18.5-foot-high col House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanCatwalks and platforms accessible by ladders make the voids on the north and south sides of the house a sort of false exterior'bringing the focus to the central living zone where an 18.5-foot-high column penetrates the space.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto Light from the 'buffer zones' enters the central living area, which can be isolated by closing translucent white organdy curtains hanging on either of the space's long sides. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanLight from the 'buffer zones' enters the central living area, which can be isolated by closing translucent white organdy curtains hanging on either of the space's long sides.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto Catwalks and platforms accessible by ladders make the voids on the north and south sides of the house a sort of false exterior'bringing the focus to the central living zone where an 18.5-foot-high col House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanCatwalks and platforms accessible by ladders make the voids on the north and south sides of the house a sort of false exterior'bringing the focus to the central living zone where an 18.5-foot-high column penetrates the space.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto Catwalks and platforms accessible by ladders make the voids on the north and south sides of the house a sort of false exterior'bringing the focus to the central living zone where an 18.5-foot-high col House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanCatwalks and platforms accessible by ladders make the voids on the north and south sides of the house a sort of false exterior'bringing the focus to the central living zone where an 18.5-foot-high column penetrates the space.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto A staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanA staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto A staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanA staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto A staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanA staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto A staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanA staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto A staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanA staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto A staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanA staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto A staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanA staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto A staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanA staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto A staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above. House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanA staircase with treads of unpainted laurel wood leads from the ground level's concrete floor to the mezzanine levels above.Photo © Seiya Miyamoto House of Trough House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanPhoto © Seiya Miyamoto House of Trough House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanImage courtesy Jun Igarashi Architects House of Trough House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanImage courtesy Jun Igarashi Architects House of Trough House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanImage courtesy Jun Igarashi Architects House of Trough House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanImage courtesy Jun Igarashi Architects House of Trough House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanImage courtesy Jun Igarashi Architects House of Trough House of TroughJun Igarashi ArchitectsKato-gun, Hokkaido, JapanImage courtesy Jun Igarashi Architects