House on the way is a renovation of a 4 storeys building in Setagaya, Tokyo. As the name might suggest, this project is unique on his own and has gone through a rather unconventional path.

In fact, the construction has been designed in order to be built entirely by the owners and not by professional workers, following the DIY philosophy as much as possible. This was the starting point of the design, since the clients (a married couple in their early twenties) explained already in the first meeting: for them, what matters the most is to build their dream house with their own hands and not just receive the final product. This gives to the atmosphere a sense of satisfaction and memories that are hardly achievable otherwise. This uncommon and brave approach was received as an opportunity to experiment how far DIY can be pushed by the design team.

▼项目概览，overall of interior

Right after buying the premises, a four-storeys (one basement and three floors above ground) former office in Setagaya, the clients felt it would have accommodated them forever. The will of being active in the design process comes from the clients’ shared intention of moulding the space according to their personal needs and interests. Hence, the request to Roovice was more of a supporting role for technical aspects rather than designing and completing each floor.