Owner's Voice Vol.27 Motoki Residence

Building a home in one's 60s, the goal was to create a home with a low lifestyle feel.

Upon opening the front door, you will see a long hallway leading to the back of the house.
Above the hallway is a stairwell, and light from the skylight softly fills the place.
Is this a gallery? Or is this a private villa?
With heightened anticipation, we climbed the stairs at the end of the corridor to the second floor.
From the entrance to the stairs is a space between the outside and the inside, and from the inside of this door is the interior.
Beyond the door that Mr. Motoki points out, the LDK with the black marble "iNO CD-LAND" as its centerpiece creates a calm atmosphere.
What we wanted to achieve in this house was to create a living space that didn't feel lived in," says Motoki.
The kitchen was placed at the center of the space because we wanted to bring the image of a hotel suite into the home.
Now that they have finished raising their children and are living alone, the couple says that in their pursuit of creating a home that eliminates the unnecessary, they found Toyo Kitchen Style.
I knew about Toyo Kitchen Style because I have always liked Kartell," he says.
It has a stylish design and looks like a foreign brand, but in fact it is a Japanese manufacturer with a long history that has its production base in Gifu.
As my parents are from Gifu, I felt some affinity with the company.
So when I started thinking about building a house, I decided to take the plunge and sign up for a PARALLELO Sink trial session to actually try out the kitchen.

The results were "a series of surprises," says Mr. Motoki.

"Through the total experience from washing vegetables to cooking and washing dishes, I realized how easy it was to use Zero flow kitchen with PARALLELO Sink, and I really wanted to use iNO in our new house.

The choice to eliminate Range Hood from the top

The kitchen and table are connected by a straight line, and the iNO CD-LAND was chosen.
We didn't want to have a lot of different things in the space, so we chose a type that could be integrated with the table."
After the trial session, Mr. Motoki visited the showroom with the architect and decided on the layout of the room and the placement of items based on the dimensions of the iNO CD-LAND so that it would fit beautifully in the space.
The table ventilated Range Hood from Gaggenau was used to create a kitchen with a higher level of interior design.

From the beginning, I didn't want to hang the Range Hood from the top.
That alone would make it look oppressive, and it would also make it difficult to clean in the first place.
In that respect, the elevating type is completely stored inside the worktop when not in use, so I thought it would be nice to have a cleaner look for the entire kitchen.
Moreover, the panels and oil catcher can be removed at hand for easy cleaning, and the odor-catching ability is quite good.
When using an induction cooktop, or even when having a pot on the dining table placed by the window, simply turn this table ventilation and there is no lingering odor."

Gaggenau elevated Range Hood "Table Ventilation" with 4 exhaust types plus timer function.

Reduce the amount of light and add it only where needed.

In the Honki residence, the kitchen, which tends to show the most lived-in feel, has been smartly organized, and the LDK, which is connected to the kitchen, is also carefully designed to eliminate the lived-in feel.
Take lighting, for example.
We limit the amount of light inside the room, mainly using downlights, and add spotlights when we need more light for eating or reading," says Mr. Motoki.
True to his words, he placed Kartell 's "Goodnight" lamp, which diffuses gentle light like a lamp, on the table by the window, and "Kabuki," a floor lamp clad in a design like lace fabric, beside the sofa.
The light puddles in the large space accentuate the beautiful blank space.

The house I used to live in was much brighter," says Kabuki.
It had lots of windows and a balcony.
These things were necessary for a home for raising children.
But now that the children are independent and have left home, there is no need for verandas, overly bright rooms, or curtains (laughs).
In this house, I chose furniture with consideration of how comfortable it would be for the couple to live together.
In order for each of them to spend their time freely while feeling the presence of the other, Mr. Motoki chose a single type of "New Sicilia" sofa and a footstool.
They enjoy rearranging them according to season, purpose, and mood.

A unique Kartell carpet is placed in front of the sofa as an accent. The table and chairs by the window are used for guests as well as for daily computer work.

（photo：Kentaro Isibashi / text：Shihoko Tomibe）

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※本木様邸はMBS 毎日放送にて毎週土曜午後5時から放送されているテレビ番組「住人十色」でも紹介されました。