What Happens When You Remove Every Hallway. 365 Days In This House.

You arrive on a small hill in Yokosuka and the house has no obvious front. That's intentional. The name 365 degrees responds to life after the pandemic. The architects designed a circular plan so the home supports work, family, and personal distance at once. From any point you see 360 degrees of nature. The extra degree means each day of the year the house doesn't force a lifestyle. It simply adapts to every day. There are no hallways here. Instead, rooms are arranged like wedges around a central core. You move along a gentle perimeter curve, not through one room to reach another. That means a parent working from home stays visually separate from children playing without closed doors. The floor material stays consistent so your movement never stops. Structural walls preserve sight lines toward trees and sky. It feels like a slow, deliberate walk around your own land. On a hilltop, privacy could be a problem. But instead of fences, the architects used angles. Every window frames a specific view, some wide and low toward the garden. Others narrow vertical slits pulling light to the center. There are almost no curtains. The circular shape naturally shields each room from its neighbor. Morning light hits the kitchen, midday the living area, late afternoon the study. You rarely need artificial light until sunset. The material palette stays restrained. Floors are polished concrete, cool and easy to clean. Walls alternate between smooth plaster and chapwall. A Japanese rice husk finish that absorbs sound. The kitchen counter is stainless steel, durable and easy to sanitize. A small post-pandemic detail. Untreated cedar appears on window frames and the central core's edge. It will weather and darken over time. Nothing is sealed. The house expects to age. What can you take from this? First, think about movement. If your home force is backtracking, even a small curved opening can help. Second, adjust windowsill heights to control sight lines instead of adding curtains. Third, choose one honest material, unfinished wood, lime plaster, concrete, and let it age. You don't need a Japanese hilltop. Just ask, how would this space work 365 days a year? That's the real idea here.