Apollo Architects and associates has completed the ‘Acro House,’ a single family home located in Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo. The structure’s location on a corner lot, surrounded on three sides by streets, allows the house to take advantage of the expansive, unobstructed views to the north. The site’s uneven elevation contributed to the final design, with the architects choosing to elevate the home and enhance the design with clean lines and plentiful windows.

Apollo Architects’ design features a triangular terrace projecting off of the main living space. This element of the design provides the family with a private outdoor area that can easily be unified with the interior by sliding the large glass doors open. The interior and terrace floors are made up of the same stone resulting in a seamless transition between the two areas of the home.

Natural light pours in through the family room’s clerestory windows

‘The house is composed of a white cube and a black volume with a shed roof,’ explains the architects. ‘This tidy yet distinctive façade gives the appearance of a two-story building, but in fact it is a single story. Natural light pours in through the family room’s clerestory windows, casting beautiful shadows on the large sloped ceiling that create a sensation of floating. The transition from the low-ceilinged entryway to the high-ceilinged family room creates a unique rhythm that adds an element of surprise to the space.’

The design features a triangular terrace projecting off of the main living space

For more information, photos and floor plans for this project and others by Apollo Architects visit their website via the contact details section below. 

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