Concocted by Nikken Sekkei architects, this lakeside villa located in Tochigi, Japan, offers an exclusive and immersive summer stay right by the water’s edge. Designed to offer a cinematic-like experience of its impressive and vast natural surroundings, the building offers an unprecedented blend of brutalism and tranquillity. The Japanese firm proves, once again, its know-how in terms of blending exterior construction and interior design. For while sometimes the interior does not resonate with the overall architectural intent of a building, Nikken Sekkei offered its clients the opportunity to take their consultancy a step further and also take care of the furniture and its position in the space.