Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture perches Torus House on sloping site in Japan

A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture.
Called Torus House on account of its looped plan, the home occupies a site with a height difference of 10 metres – sitting level with the road to the north and perched on four large concrete supports to the south.
Torus House sits on a steeply sloping site in Chiba Prefecture
Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture divided the home into tw