Ikoma Home / Fireside Architects
Ikoma House / Hearth Architects
![Ikoma House / Hearth Architects, © Yuta Yamada](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/61ee/d172/8e85/8f01/6452/be26/newsletter/mg-3442.jpg?1643041187)
![© Yuta Yamada](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/61ee/d28d/8e85/8f01/6452/be2d/medium_jpg/mg-3502.jpg?1643041478)
Text description provided by the architects. The project is a reconstruction of a house that was built in a quiet residential area. The client wanted a Japanese-style modern space that is wheelchair accessible.
![© Yuta Yamada](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/61ee/d0a0/8e85/8f01/6452/be24/newsletter/mg-3409.jpg?1643040985)
![Plan - Ground Floor](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/61ee/d8c9/8e85/8f01/6452/be3e/newsletter/gf-plan.jpg?1643043052)
![© Yuta Yamada](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/61ee/d251/8e85/8f01/6452/be29/newsletter/mg-3489.jpg?1643041419)
Therefore, in this plan we aimed to design the ground floor to be wheelchair-accessible so that parents in wheelchairs can visit the house in the future while keeping the flow-lines simple.
![© Yuta Yamada](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/61ee/d087/8e85/8f01/6452/be23/newsletter/mg-3385.jpg?1643040950)
![Elevations](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/61ee/d8c9/6fe1/637e/fb94/7910/newsletter/elevation.jpg?1643043052)
Also, by arranging a large window at both ends of the room plan and providing a veranda and a balcony as a buffer zone to the outside, which creates a gentle connection with the outside space and by combining two hipped roofs with deep eaves at the façade, we made a Japanese-style modern space, standing gracefully while still fitting in with the historical town.
![© Yuta Yamada](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/61ee/d287/8e85/8f01/6452/be2c/medium_jpg/mg-3505.jpg?1643041474)