All lit up: Lightwell brightens Osaka house

Osaka – Local architects Yoshiaki Oyabu have inserted a lightwell into the three-storey Step-well House in a busy neighbourhood of Osaka. The lightwell is designed to help maximise space and provide a natural source of sunlight. The lightwell penetrates floors and ceilings, creating a level of openness and transparency through the use of tempered glass, lined acrylic mirror and corrugated plastic.