In central Takamatsu, Fujiwaramuro Architects designed a home for a couple and their child that turns a tight urban lot into something spacious and calm. The brief was practical: fill as much of the site as possible, keep privacy intact, showcase a car in a built-in garage, and keep finishes simple.

The solution was four solid exterior walls that wrap the property, with five open voids carved out inside. One sits at the center, the others in each corner. These voids are what make the house feel alive. They pull light into the interiors evenly, brighten the kitchen and living area on the ground floor, and bring pieces of the outside world into a very private home.

The structure rests on four main pillars. From these, cantilevers extend out to hold floors, walls, and roof. Because the outer walls don’t carry the load, the architects could cut long, thin windows that slice light into the house from every angle. Sightlines stretch out, but neighbors never look back in.

Even the construction worked in the project’s favor. The site’s soft ground would have required expensive stabilization with a normal foundation, but this design only needed piles under the four main posts. The result: more efficiency, less cost, and a house that feels both protective and open.

This is a home that balances opposites. Private yet filled with daylight, simple in form yet structurally clever, grounded in concrete yet surprisingly light.