Small house with arches: open space on the first floor A small house with arches, which will be discussed in our article, once again convinces us that sometimes simple architectural elements help to expand residential or commercial space. And what is absolutely indisputable is the ability of various roundings to change the atmosphere of a particular dwelling. So, we present you a compact two-story residence, located in the city of Otsu, in the Japanese prefecture of Shiga. Specialists of the local company ALTS Design Office have designed it for a young family, who believes that the habitat should be comfortable in the first place. Having only 105 m2 at their disposal, the architects saw the opportunity to make the space more comfortable and visually attractive by adding arched windows and doors, as well as several roundings at the junction of the walls and the ceiling. 
The building itself is a cube withan asymmetrical roof, but the arches bring appropriate discord into a strict structure, giving it a friendly look. The high arched opening in the facade is an entrance that opens access to a small brick-paved patio with a garden and further to a spacious room that serves the owners as a kitchen, dining room and living room at the same time. Here we see a wall, which passes from one side into the semi-arch and prompts us to look up, to the mezzanine floor and the delicate curves of the two-level ceiling. Another arched entrance leads to a living room located on a small elevation, from where you can enter the courtyard through glass doors. The simple interior of the house with two bedrooms forms snow-white walls, built-in racks of solid wood and other laconically executed elements. All doorways are arches, some of which are supplemented by the doors themselves, made of hemlock. Large windows hold the daylight inside the residence. 
Could you suggest that the archway has such an original architectural application?
Small house with arches in minimalist style
