- Area: 428 m²
- Year: 2018
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Photographs:Bauhaus Neo, Takumi Ota
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Lead Architects: Ryuichi Sasaki (Sasaki Architecture), Rieko Okumura (YTRO DESIGN INSTITUTE)
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Light Design: Lighting Sou, Natsuha Kameoka
Text description provided by the architects. This building is located in a residential area in the heart of Tokyo amid a mixture of old temples and modern houses. Kagurazaka slope, the area’s main market street, is known for its centuries-long cultural history. Roji, narrow alleys with a lot of hidden charm, branch from the main street. We attempted to determine what design of collective housing would fit into the area’s rich context. The gently stepped approach to the building is full of nuances that remind us of how the symbolic slope looked in the old days.
