Moriyama House

I found the Moriyama House by Sanaa quite fascinating. It is a great example of how everyday life can differ from person to person or household to household. As a tactic, the users occupy the built living spaces, but use the interior/exterior as they wish, making it their own. I think this project stands out just by how different it is from what we think of as a "house." As an architectural exercise of everyday life, it separates the functions of the house similarly to how we recognize a generic house, but uses the exterior as a threshold between the functions. This project was most likely designed for a certain family lifestyle, but could be used by others in the future. I appreciate the take on "everyday life" that SANAA played with in this project. As architects we all know it is important to design for the everyday life, but what does that actually entail? Can architects design perfectly for the everyday life, or do people design their everyday life around their built environment?