Slim white house by CAPD frames view of the sea in Japan

Japanese architecture practice CAPD have completed Umi – a simple, white house in Tokushima prefecture overlooking the sea with a large, deep-set window and terrace.
Assuming that new structures will be built to either side of Umi – which means sea in Japanese – the architects left the side elevations relatively bare.A darker ground floor space leads up to an open first floor oriented northwards out towards the sea.
The stairs up to this panoramic view are located off a hall th