Taishido House / Akira Koyama + Key Operation

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Tokyo, Japan
  • Architects: Akira Koyama + Key Operation:   Akira Koyama + KEY OPERATION INC. / ARCHITECTS
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  148
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

Text description provided by the architects. House Taishido is an urban dwelling located in the densely populated Taishido district, west of Tokyo. It was designed for a young family, which included a pet cat.

Taishido House / Akira Koyama + Key Operation - Windows, Facade
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The inside of the garage has been painted bright pink, offsetting the grey stucco façade, the subdued colour of which was compulsory in the area. The house’s asymmetrical roofline maximizes its playfulness and its volume. 

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The architect has created within a complex interior space consisting of rooms of varying sizes, which are stack on top of each other over three floors. Small openings and steps have been created for the family cat to freely move between the rooms, leaving the ample staircase, which doubles up as a library, as a place of quietude for the rest of the family members.

Taishido House / Akira Koyama + Key Operation - Shelving
Courtesy of akira koyama + key operation inc. / architects

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Cite: "Taishido House / Akira Koyama + Key Operation" 29 Dec 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/195610/taishido-house-akira-koyama-key-operation-inc-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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