Luxuries in this Tokyo house designed by Japanese firm SAAD include abundant space, an unparalleled rooftop view of the Tokyo Tower district and an 18-metre-long basement pool.
By Luo Jingmei / Photos by Ikuya Sasaki
A Japanese architect blurs the edges between shelter and site in a summer retreat enveloped by woodland.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the owner of the River House frequently travelled from Hong Kong to Niseko in Hokkaido, Japan, for skiing holidays. Enamored with the area, he tasked Japanese architect Tomoyuki Sudo of SAAD (Sudo Associates, Architecture and Design) to build a holiday home in the town for his family.
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