Design Brief
Materials
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General
Located atop Mt. Odake the Dai-ake residence is a contemporary designed, modern themed home. The home serves as a vacation house rather than an everyday residence but can be occupied as a permanent residence if the inhabitant(s) possess an occupation that allows them to work from home. If the home owner does not meet the recommended requirements for their occupation, they have the opportunity to hire a private taxi service that is complimentary by the home transportation accommodations. The Dai-ake residence can house up to 5 people but is more suitable for 1-3 people. It can house anywhere from a couple, a group of friends on vacation, or two parents and 3 children. The exterior finish of the Dai-ake residence resembles the surrounding mountains and dark wood trees. The darker colors help camouflage the house with the surrounding environment and provide a contrast with the accompanied lighter, contemporary, inside finish. Primary color finishes would include a palette amid various light, creamy, soft paints and darker, somber, and more comforting paints. The floor finish resembles a dichotomy similar to that of the inner and outer paints. A consistent dark brown, hardwood floor, accompanied with a soft, dark cork, decorates the majority of the ground floor including the dining area, hallways and the entry hall. A soft white frieze carpet covers the rest of the home including bedrooms, the living room, the hallways and stairs. The bathroom floors, and kitchen floor, is finished with a space themed heated ceramic tile.
Site
The Dai-ake residence is fixed on a platform carved out of the stone on Mt. Odake. The home rests on the east face of the mountain and looks over the forest that covers Mt. Odake, Mt. Takaiwayama, and Mt. Asoyama. The lush forests spreads throughout the mountains and the surrounding hill valleys. During the early morning the sun illuminates the entirety of the home and casts a glare over the canopies of the forest, giving the home a tranquil ambiance. Later into the late afternoon, and evening, the sun falls behind Mt. Odake and casts a glow over the home, the forest, and the valleys. The rear side of the house opens up to the large balcony that provides the home with the view. The front entrance of the home leads outside to the stone carved stairway leading up to the personal taxi garage/driver house, and the road that leaves the home, and leads to the main highway to Tokyo.
Budget
Rural land in Japan costs approximately 4-11 Canadian dollars per square foot. This is very high considering that rural land in Alberta and Ontario on average costs 2 Canadian cents. Prices in Canada vary from 2 Canadian cents to 1 dollar and 44 cents depending on the region of rural land. Japan however is much more expensive due to the high population density.
Materials included in the home:
Red Oak - 6.90$/L foot
Dark Stained Oak Paint - 4$/sq foot
Frieze Carpet - 4$/sq foot
Dark Cork - 3$/sq foot
Custom printed ceramic tile - 9$/sq foot
Heated circuiting - 10$/sq foot
The total estimated price of the land comes to 32,300$ Canadian, and the total estimated price of the materials to build the home is approximately 210,000$, coming to a total of 242,300$ Canadian.
Materials included in the home:
Red Oak - 6.90$/L foot
Dark Stained Oak Paint - 4$/sq foot
Frieze Carpet - 4$/sq foot
Dark Cork - 3$/sq foot
Custom printed ceramic tile - 9$/sq foot
Heated circuiting - 10$/sq foot
The total estimated price of the land comes to 32,300$ Canadian, and the total estimated price of the materials to build the home is approximately 210,000$, coming to a total of 242,300$ Canadian.