Perched on the top of Mount Rokko, this house by Japanese architect Yo Shimada of Tato Architects, provides a vista overlooking the city of Kobe in Japan. The architect minimised the physical impact on the site with the use of a concrete pad on the ground, topped by a delicate two-storey steel structure, which is clad on the upper levels with metal panels, but left exposed with glass panels below. This gives the impression of the house floating on the steep slope, light and slightly precarious but making the most of the awkward site conditions.
