One thing that became clear following the global impact of Covid-19, is that we need physical space not only to face someone directly, but rather to share the same space with others without necessary speaking with them nor facing them. The way we confront others via online narrows the experience down to either ON or OFF conditions, and yet in most of the typical Japanese detached houses, with strict contrast between isolated small bedrooms and one large living room/dining room/kitchen combined, the experience of the physical living spaces end up being very similar to that of the online. In this house for a couple with a child, our intension is to create series of fragmented spaces within single ambiguous territory, through which each family members can freely hover and find their own positions, separated but still connected within the same space. This idea of providing choices of connection and isolation is what we believe the strength of physical space, and simultaneously can be defined as the “sense of belonging” in current day society. Continue reading NoRA . UAL
