Denizen Works designs Japanese house with enigmatic quality

UK studio Denizen Works has exclusively revealed its first house in Japan, which features an almost entirely blank street-facing facade.

Named House in Onimichi, the charred-timber-clad house was designed to take advantage of its coastal site in southwest Japan, which overlooks the sea and nearby islands.

"The core concept for the project was to use the building to create a private sanctuary overlooking the sea and the Setonai islands beyond," Denizen Works founder Murray Kerr told Dezeen.