This building is characterized by its distinctive window frame design, featuring a well balanced exterior with a floating upper window frame and a horizontal canopy on the first floor. The thoughtful placement of plants is a key design element, effectively dispersing the gaze of passersby and enhancing the sense of openness within the office space. As a wooden structure, it demonstrates a commitment to low-carbon construction, and the seismic design, based on structural analysis, ensures both an open aesthetic and safety. These factors were all comprehensively evaluated.
Matsuo michihiro mainly designs villas and houses. and seems to embody the new value created by the relationship between housing and society and design. Pursue design quality while securing earthquake resistance and functionality. In order to realize a low carbon society in Japan, which is a country with many earthquakes, we have selected a wooden axis for the structure, and we are challenging the possibility of making wood of houses and large buildings with earthquake resistant performance secured.
Michihiro Matsuo designs architecture, primarily residential buildings, and pursues new value that is born from the relationship between form and nature. His philosophy is to build architecture that does not compromise on design while ensuring earthquake resistance and functionality, and in Japan, a country prone to earthquakes, he is challenging the possibilities of using wood in homes and large buildings that use wooden axes in their structures, with the aim of realizing a low-carbon society.