03
Sep 2009
Architects: Sinato – Chikara Ohno
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Use: Shop
Project year: 2009
Constructed area: 79 sqm
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano
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24
Aug 2009
By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Residential , Japan, Kiyonobu Nakagame & Associates, Tokyo
Kiyonobu Nakagame & Associates designed a villa on the Boso Peninsula, east of Tokyo. Even though the residence is less that two hours from the city, the natural setting surrounding the home could not be any more different from the chaotic streets of the downtown Tokyo area. The secluded setting allows the home to take full advantage of the landscape and provide a great space for relaxation. The minimalistic design creates wide spacious areas to sit and become lost in the panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean to the front, and magnificent views of the mountain ranges in the back. “Having these [the views] in our mind, we came up with the design concept to provide the one continuous wall folded in different directions setting up the various views,” explained the architects. This continuous wall does not create a bulky structure that is intrusive on the landscape, but rather, the folded wall creates an elegant residence that embraces the surroundings by making the users focus on the natural instead of the built.
More images of the home after the break. read more »
17
Aug 2009
By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Interiors ,Retail , Diesel Denim Gallery, Japan, Nature Factory, Suppose Design Office
Suppose Design Office has just shared with us their latest work for the Diesel Denim Gallery in Aoyama, Japan. While Makoto Tanijiri, the principle of Suppose, has designed over 60 residences (several of which we have featured previously on AD) his work also includes commercial and exhibition spaces. Tanijiri and Masaaki Takahashi, an independent writer and editor specializing in various fields of design and this exhibit’s curator, have created a gallery space for the Diesel clothing line. The Diesel Denim Gallery, the signature store of the brand name, functions as a gallery space for art installations and exhibits throughout the year showcasing talented rising artists. For this year’s store installation, Tanijiri has created an “innovative art space” entitled Nature Factory.
More about the Nature Factory after the break. read more »
17
Aug 2009
Architects: Suppose Design Office
Location: Sakuragawa, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Program: Personal house
Site area: 50 sqm
Building area: 33.16 sqm
Total floor area: 91.01 sqm
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano from Nacasa&Partners Inc.
17
Aug 2009
By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Building Technology and Materials ,Residential , House in Mukouyama, Japan, TSC Architects
TSC Architects have completed a 1,180 square ft single family residence in Ichinomiya City, Japan. The two story home is constructed primarily from reinforced concrete. The materiality gives a strong character to the residential design as the concrete creates a harsh and bold exterior. The architects do not attempt to soften that effect as the concrete stays exposed throughout the interiors. Slices of light illuminate the hard wood floors bringing a touch of warmth to the structure.
More images after the break. read more »
02
Aug 2009
Architects: Suppose Design Office
Location: Saijo,Higashihiroshima,Hiroshima,Japan
Program: Personal house
Site area: 246 sqm
Building area: 50.41m
Total floor area: 115.51 sqm
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano from Nacasa&Partners Inc.
27
Jul 2009
Uploaded by Nico Saieh — Filed under: Houses ,Selected , Concrete, Japan, Steel, Suppose Design Office
Architects: Suppose Design Office
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Program: Personal house
Site area: 164.4 sqm
Building area: 60.42m
Total floor area: 113.62 sqm
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano from Nacasa&Partners Inc.
26
Jul 2009
Architects: Suppose Design Office
Location: Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Program: Personal house
Structure: Wooden structure, 2 stories
Site area: 174.75 sqm
Building area: 44.41m
Total floor area: 111.78 sqm
Design year: 2006-2008
Construction year: 2008-2009
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano from Nacasa&Partners Inc.
17
Jul 2009
Architects: Suppose Design Office
Location: Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Program: House with shop
Structure: Reinforced concrete structure, 3 stories
Site area: 84.09m
Building area: 44.41m
Total floor area: 103.60m (1st floor：38.80m 2nd floor：32.40m 3rd floor：32.40m)
Building coverage: 52.81% (max 60%)
Ratio of building volume to lot: 123.20% (max 200%)
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano from Nacasa&Partners Inc.
14
Jul 2009
Architect: Atelier Hitoshi Abe
Location: Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Japan
Project team: Hideo Yaguchi, Azuma Orikasa
Collaborator: Asao Tokolo(façade design)
Structural Design: Arup Japan
Construction: Iwata Chizaki Construction Corporation Tohoku
Site Area: 377 sqm
Project Area: 1,977 sqm
Design Year: 2003-2006
Completion Date: 2007-2008
Photographs: Daici Ano
07
Jul 2009
We have featured some pretty peculiar houses on AD. Many of them come from Japan. So to start this week’s Round Up we bring you our first selection of houses in Japan.
House & Atelier / Atelier Bow-Wow
As it is hard to run 3 places including the university laboratory, we were looking for a site for our house and atelier and ‘a flag shape site’ was up for nomination. A flag shape site is surrounded by buildings and only connected to the road by a narrow strip of land. It is therefore hard to plan or construct on and it is cheaper. It is a chance to utilize our past experience having changed challenging conditions (read more…)
House in Kohoku / Torafu
This site is located in a quiet residential region reclaimed on a hill of Yokohama. With neighboring houses lined very close together, this flag-shaped site meets a road at a verge of no more than 3 meters in width. Since the site is tilted to the north, and the neighboring house to the south is two-storied and built on a higher ground, at first it seemed almost impossible to let in light from the south (read more…)
House N / Sou Fujimoto
A home for two plus a dog. The house itself is comprised of three shells of progressive size nested inside one another. The outermost shell covers the entire premises, creating a covered, semi-indoor garden. Second shell encloses a limited space inside the covered outdoor space. Third shell creates a smaller interior space. Residents build their life inside this gradation of domain (read more…)
M house / Architecture W
Located in one of Nagoya’s more attractive neighborhoods, but with only 2.5 meters of dead end street access and set on a difficult site that steps down from this access level a total of 7 meters, M-House is designed to address the site conditions that rendered the site “unbuildable” by the local real estate community and provide for a simple, modern lifestyle for the American owner/architect (read more…)
White Cave / Takao Shiotsuka Atelier
The house is built on a hill looking down at a town area. The site’s shape has an irregular form. There is a height difference of 2m in the site. The north side is adjacent to a neighbor with this height difference. In the west and the south sides trees grow thick right next to the neighbors. And to the East, you can see the town area. Walking to the site through a path that goes side by side (read more…)
15
Jun 2009
Uploaded by Nico Saieh — Filed under: Public Facilities ,Selected , Iwan Baan, Japan, Tokyo, Toyo Ito
Once more, Iwan Baan shared with the Za Koenji Public Theatre by Toyo Ito in Tokyo, Japan. An impressive black volume in the middle of the city of Suginami in Tokyo and managed by Creative Theatre Network (CTN), a non-profit organization led by president Ren Saito.
You can see the complete photoset on Iwan’s website.
11
Jun 2009
Architects: frontofficetokyo
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Structure: Alan Burden (structured environment)
Construction: Tokyu Kensetsu
Project year: 2008
Construction year: 80 sqm
Photographs: Daisuke Akita
09
Jun 2009
Architects: Schemata Architecture Office
Location： Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Programme： Bookshop + gallery
Completion year： 2008
Total Area： 115.1 sqm
Photographs: Schemata Architecture Office
07
Jun 2009
Architects: Sou Fujimoto Architects
Location: Hokkaido, Japan
Principal Use: Group home for elderly with dementia
Project Year: 2006
Structure material: Wood
Site Area: 1,637 sqm
Constructed Area: 745 sqm
Photographer: Daici Ano
05
Jun 2009
© Takumi Ota
Architects: FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Location: Shiga, Japan
Client: Private
Construction Year: 2008
Site Area: 150,24 sqm
Constructed Area: 150,52 sqm
Photographs: The copyright of all images belongs to Takumi Ota
31
May 2009
Curiosity has completed the design of the Uniqlo Megastore that has opened near Shinjuku station in Tokyo. The new design is strongly influenced by the Tokyo urban landscape and the large entrance, marked with three display towers, recreates a mini-Shinjuku city. As the lighting floor wraps the towers in a glow of light that illuminates the surrounding streets, the shop becomes an active element of the street: attractive, reliable, and secure. The new Uniqlo Megastore adds a civic dimension to its commercial purpose.
21
May 2009
Uploaded by Nico Saieh — Filed under: Museums and Libraries ,Selected , Iwan Baan, Japan, Tokyo, Toyo Ito
19
May 2009
© Takumi Ota
Architects: FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Location: Shiga, Japan
Client: Private
Construction Year: 2009
Site Area: 215,35 sqm
Constructed Area: 151,71 sqm
Photographs: The copyright of all images belongs to Takumi Ota
07
May 2009
Architects: FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Location: Shiga, Japan
Client: Private
Construction Year: 2007
Site Area: 495 sqm
Constructed Area: 61,98 sqm
Photographs: The copyright of all images belongs to Takumi Ota
