The house sits on a triangular lot and the original house design followed the shape of the lot which made for some very strangely shaped interior spaces. We squared out the interior spaces, made new connections to the outside from each space of the house. The client is a family from Japan and requested that the entrance be more transitional so we lowered and tiled a genkkan space that gently brings folks into the house. A triangular remnant of the old house stayed and became a new transition between the private and public zones. The two kids rooms open up to this space with large sliding doors. If your kid is always playing in the middle of everything (ie; in your way, under your legs) this is the place for them.The big sliders allow the bedrooms to adapt to kids’ needs and want of individual space. Mirrored peek-a-boo window from the bathroom creates a sense of casualness to the house as well as ventilation.