Amami House

A large corrugated metal roof topped by a triangular skylight shelters the timber-lined interiors of Amami House, an off-grid home in Japan designed by local studio Sakai Architects.

Named after its location on Amami Ōshima, an island in the Amami archipelago off Japan's southern coast, the 119-square-metre home was designed for the founder of Sakai Architects, Kazunori Sakai.

An increase in extreme weather conditions on the island prompted Sakai to create what he described as an "autonomous, self-sustaining home", the design of which was informed by the region's traditional materials and crafts.