{"id":13159,"date":"2025-08-04T23:29:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/furuya-design-reworks-japanese-island-bungalow-into-nature-immersed-sanu-home\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T23:29:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:29:52","slug":"furuya-design-reworks-japanese-island-bungalow-into-nature-immersed-sanu-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/furuya-design-reworks-japanese-island-bungalow-into-nature-immersed-sanu-home\/","title":{"rendered":"furuya design reworks japanese island bungalow into nature-immersed SANU home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">a seaside retreat transformed on Amami \u014cshima<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Located in Tatsugo Town on the northern edge of Amami \u014cshima, SANU Second Home by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/furuya-design\/\"><strong>Furuya Design<\/strong><\/a> is a careful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/renovation-architecture-and-design\/\"><strong>reworking<\/strong><\/a> of an existing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/wood-and-timber-architecture\/\"><strong>wooden<\/strong><\/a> bungalow overlooking Akaogi Bay. Part of SANU\u2019s membership-based vacation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/residential-architecture-interiors\/\"><strong>home<\/strong><\/a> network, the project is intended to infuse everyday life with the textures of the island\u2019s subtropical environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The site sits just beyond Amami Airport, bordered by a calm inland sea and framed by coral stone foundations and towering akagi trees that have long endured the region\u2019s ocean winds. In this setting, the design team set out to soften the boundary between built form and surrounding nature, rethinking spatial relationships with a focus on framing, texture, and atmospheric immersion.<\/p>\n<p>images \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toreal.jp\/\">Koji Fujii<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">sanu second home designed for coastal views<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To reconcile the compact scale of the original bungalow with the depth of the surrounding landscape, Furuya Design introduced thickened, expressive exterior walls to its SANU Home. With these new elements, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furuyadesign.com\/\"><strong>architects<\/strong><\/a> form a double-skin facade that both integrates existing components \u2014 such as storm shutters and aluminum sashes \u2014 and improves the home\u2019s performance and visual presence. The outer skin, clad in wood, echoes the layered, fibrous textures of nearby fan palms and casts dappled shadows that fluctuate throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A key move involved raising a new attic-level viewpoint to establish a visual and acoustic relationship with the coastline. From here, residents can look beyond the road to see the inner sea framed by palm fronds, a space where the shifting leaves and distant surf form the sensory backdrop.<\/p>\n<p>the project is located in Tatsugo town on the coast of Amami \u014cshima<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">furuya design vertically expands the timber bungalow<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The central gesture inside the SANU Home is a vertical expansion of space, as Furuya Design removes the ceiling to reveal a double-height atrium that links the attic-level viewpoint to the living areas below. This space is conceived as an indoor balcony, a threshold between interior comfort and the open air. With the atrium as its core, the floor plan extends laterally into zones for living, dining, sleeping, and utility, forming a flexible layout for both solitude and shared use.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every element of the interior is guided by a commitment to porous boundaries. Views are layered, movement flows unimpeded, and light reaches deep into the plan. Openings are carefully positioned to offer framed glimpses of the landscape, evoking the compositions of Isson Tanaka, whose depictions of Amami\u2019s natural world resonate deeply with the project\u2019s sensibility.<\/p>\n<p>Furuya Design retained and reworked an existing wooden bungalow<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The renovation was undertaken with an understanding by Furuya Design of Amami\u2019s botanical character, where tropical plants commonly seen indoors in colder climates, such as hibiscus, plumeria, and bougainvillea, thrive outdoors year-round. Furuya Design worked with a local botanical garden to supplement the site\u2019s vegetation, emphasizing species already familiar to the island while enhancing the spatial richness of the grounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This attention to flora also brought ecological concerns into view. Sago palms, an iconic presence across Amami, have recently suffered from widespread pest damage. The design process became an opportunity to reflect on these changing conditions. In close partnership with SANU, the team considered the role of architecture not just in preserving views of nature, but in cultivating a deeper responsiveness to the natural systems in decline around it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>a double-skin wooden facade integrates reused storm shutters and sashes<\/p>\n<p>the ceiling was removed to create a spacious interior atrium<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>openings are positioned to frame surrounding greenery like paintings<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>a raised attic-level viewpoint looks over the inner sea and palm canopy<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>local plant species were introduced in collaboration with a botanical garden<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:\u00a0<\/strong>SANU Second Home<\/p>\n<p><strong>architect:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furuyadesign.com\/\">Furuya Design<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fua_associates\/\">@fua_associates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>location:\u00a0<\/strong>Amami \u014cshima, Japan<\/p>\n<p><strong>photography:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toreal.jp\/\">Koji Fujii<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kojifujii_photography\/?hl=en\">@kojifujii_photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/furuya-design-japanese-island-bungalow-sanu-second-home-amami-oshima-08-04-2025\/\">furuya design reworks japanese island bungalow into nature-immersed SANU home<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a seaside retreat transformed on Amami \u014cshima \u00a0 Located in Tatsugo Town on the northern edge of Amami \u014cshima, SANU Second Home by Furuya Design is a careful reworking of an existing wooden bungalow overlooking &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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