The roof of this house in Japan is tilted above a band of glazing, allowing light to permeate the interior while also making the structure look like a box with a lifted lid (+ slideshow).
House in Yokkaichi was designed by Tokyo studio SYAP for a family living in a suburb of the city, which is located in Mie Prefecture.
An angular clerestory window runs between the house and the tilted roof, allowing light to filter down to the open-plan ground floor.
Eaves overhang the glazing at the front, offering shade from the brightness of the summer sun, while at night the glazing forms a ribbon of light.
"The huge eaves provides a comfortable environment that is suitable for the climate in Japan during the four seasons by controlling the amount of sunlight," said studio co-founders Shuji Fujita and Yuki Shinbo.
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