A Garden Hill Reflects Light Into This Modern Tokyo Home

"Although the LDK (living room, dining room, kitchen) faces east, it is bathed in light reflected off the hill in the afternoon," says the architect. "With the absence of beams and sealing strips, the rafter seems to protrude from the white structural wall, making the LDK seem like a semi-outdoor veranda. The living room has become part of the garden, where you can naturally engage with the children playing or sprawling on the slope of the hill."