Airhole House was designed by Masahiro Kinoshita from KINO architects,
a Tokyo based architecture company. The unusual looking two-storey home
is located in a residential area in Shiga, Japan and features large
volumetric gaps in its structure which allow a good natural ventilation.
Here is more information from the architects: the main form of the
house was dictated by the shape of the site. On the street level, a
covered parking spot is generated by carving out an airhole that opens
up east to west. The main entrance is also provided through this space.
More predominantly noticeable from the main street to the south is the
asymmetrical roof line and terrace space on the second level. funneled
in form, the open volume accommodates the outdoor veranda and the
living/dining/kitchen area. the west wall offers storage while the
pie-shaped space to the east houses the staircase, bathroom and washitsu
(or Japanese-style room). (Photographer: Daici Ano)
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