Studio Cochi Architects creates raw concrete house in Japan

Thick walls of exposed concrete create a buffer from the surrounding city at House in Nishizaki, Japan, which has been completed by architecture practice Studio Cochi Architects.
Located in a newly developed residential area on a former landfill site in Okinawa, the clients wanted an "urban oasis" that would protected from overlooking by neighbouring buildings on the densely-planned site.
To achieve this, Studio Cochi Architects used skylights, created a porch at the front of the home and a