This hilltop house by Japanese studio Tato Architects comprises a metal barn on top of a glass box. Located between a mountainous district and the harbour-side town of Kobe in southern Japan， the two-storey House in Rokko contains a kitchen and dining room inside its transparent ground-level storey. A balcony surrounds the gabled first floor， creating an overhang that shades the glazed facade below. Upstairs， the bathroom is separated by a transparent glass partition
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