The main level of the Franklin Mountain House is built with volcanic rock basalt and granite from the region.
New rear addition
After purchasing a thin, L-shaped lot in Tokyo, Tamotsu Nakada asked architect and friend Koji Tsutsui to create an open-plan concrete home to fit the site. Photo by Iwan Baan.
Impromptu reading time in the open-plan kitchen is encouraged.
A spacious deck was created as part of the addition. A cantilevered concrete bench stretches out to the rear garden and complements the adjacent concrete wall.
Front View
Creative Direction
The arrowhead-shaped corner at the end of the living room evolved from the need to accommodate a standard sliding-glass-door module. “It would have been astronomically expensive to custom-build it,” says Chris Bardt. This architectural gesture—
the arrow “points” toward the river—“enabled us to be very generous with the view area without having to extend the entire house.”