Serviced Apartments in Otuka / Takashi Nishitani Architects

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Serviced Apartments in Otuka / Takashi Nishitani Architects - Table, Chair
© Satoshi Shigeta

Text description provided by the architects. This project is renewal the entire building to a serviced apartment of Asian international students. This building is built 40 years ago.

Section

Structure of concrete to be felt of aging is not hiding. 
Interior space is filled with a soft light , served the base material of the timber.

Serviced Apartments in Otuka / Takashi Nishitani Architects - Table, Sofa, Chair, Beam
© Satoshi Shigeta

Lighting surface with a window is covered with a fabric shiny, back is a plasterer finish. Natural light will create a screen of multi-layered light, such as the aurora appears by irregular reflection of light in the Between.

Plan

( Type - I )
Illumination light covered with fabric brings soft light such as natural light.
The wall that separates the common space and private space is a plywood base material.
Door that is aligned with the wall has created a sense of unity as a facial expression, such as the wall. The time you open the door, sunlight from the outside to enter the common space.

Serviced Apartments in Otuka / Takashi Nishitani Architects - Table, Lighting, Chair
© Satoshi Shigeta

In the case where not attach the ceiling, Exposed piping equipment is spread around on the ceiling. This ceiling was to devise a way of wiring the piping equipment.
Focusing on the beam sleeve existing precursor,
To verify the wiring routes, dealing with equipment piping by installing the equipment for the mall as a representation, such as the structural beam.  Placing the illumination light from on the wiring mall running the ceiling depending on the layout of the furniture.

Plan

Piping is to be a representation that was regarded as the structural beam, was intended to be a finish that felt sense of unity the ceiling surface.

Serviced Apartments in Otuka / Takashi Nishitani Architects - Table, Sofa, Chair, Beam
© Satoshi Shigeta

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Address:Toshima, Tokyo, Japan

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Cite: "Serviced Apartments in Otuka / Takashi Nishitani Architects" 29 Jul 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/791557/serviced-apartments-in-otuka-takashi-nishitani-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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