These allow a permanent view from one space to the other, but with them open you can plunge from the living room into the pool.
Other reasons given for eating in the living room include the lack of a suitable alternative, especially of a sufficiently large kitchen.
The kitchen was moved to the end of the corridor, and the six-tatami living room became better shielded from outside.
The least private spaces are of course the rented room in the south followed by the entrance hall, the living room and the bedroom.
In fact one third of the living room is lowered a half level to connect to the kitchen and dining area below.
These scenes were connected within the limits of the living room.
The west wall of the living room, under the balcony, is fully glazed with top hung sliding doors leading to a generous porch with planters.
The living room, the dining room and two bedrooms each had two windows and faced the street.
