On the right is the hut with a barrel-shaped roof, the building with a single-pitched roof at the back is the Cliff House, and on the left is the Stack (library). All exterior walls are clad with Galvalume corrugated metal panels.
- Cliff House -
When the front door opens, the Pacific Ocean comes into view beyond the elliptical wall.
A terrace overlooking the townscape of Ōiso and the open sea, with Mount Fuji visible in the distance to the right.
The kitchen and dining room are quite literally at the heart of daily life in this home.
The single-pitched roof is directly expressed in the interior through a ceiling finished with paulownia wood boards.
- Cliff Hut -
A bay window in the Hut designed for viewing the sea. The windowsill doubles as a bench, upholstered for comfort.
Interior of the Hut, west side. The ceiling features a vaulted form.
Interior, east side. On the left is a sofa that can quickly be converted into a bed. The floorboard beneath the children’s chair functions as a hatch-style entrance.
- Cliff Stack -
Looking down at the Stack (library) from the bay window of the Hut. Access is via a boardwalk connecting the two.
Interior of the Stack. Books on the higher shelves are accessed using a quarter-turn spiral staircase.
A full-height bookshelf spans the 2.6-meter-wide, 3-meter-high wall of the Stack.
