TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The LIXIL JS Foundation (located in Koto-ku, Tokyo; president: Yoichiro Ushioda), which facilitates surveys and researches related to the housing and building materials industry as well as supporting the development of human resources, announced that the “HORIZON HOUSE” designed by students of Harvard University has been completed at the “Memu Meadows” (Taiki-cho, Hiroo-gun, Hokkaido), environmental technology research facility owned by the foundation. “HORIZON HOUSE” was designed around the theme of “RETREAT IN NATURE”. The design has highly praised not only for the sustainable design elements such as the system to lower the energy consumption of building materials and the raised floor in consideration of heavy snowfall, but also the 360 degrees panorama which provides a “RETREAT”. It was unanimously chosen by the judges in recognition of the fact that the people living in the house can choose the scenery to match their mood at the time.
