Vacation House - A Design Magazine

Brand: Ke Chen, Mengxi Xu and Jiahua Xu Design Type: Vacation House Category: Architecture

Mio Path of Water

Mio Path of Water is a vacation house designed for the rainy coastal climate of Yakushima, Japan. Guests arrive under a covered entrance and pass through a dry rain porch into a living and dining core that faces the ocean. Three bedroom suites branch off as quiet rooms, each with a private bathroom, so groups can share the house without losing privacy. A spa follows a simple loop of sauna, cold plunge, bath and cooling terrace. The structure combines steel with an exposed heavy timber roof, and charred cedar cladding protects the facade.

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The Circus

The Circus is a vacation house designed as a relaxed retreat for a client who enjoys cars and for visiting friends. The guiding concept is spending time with cars. Unlike a typical house with a built-in garage, the layout blurs the boundaries between people, cars, and rooms. The form is inspired by a circus tent. A large volume with twenty-four sides contains an independent inner volume shaped like a wide round table, which forms the second story. The supporting core uses no posts, and tension is maintained by slanted outer walls.