Continuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S.

Continuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Interior Photography, Living Room, Table, Sofa, Windows, BeamContinuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Interior Photography, Kitchen, SinkContinuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, BeamContinuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Exterior Photography, Facade, Windows, CourtyardContinuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - More Images+ 13

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Continuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Takeshi Taira

Text description provided by the architects. The Continuous Plate House 2.0 renovation pertains mainly to the first floor of the 18-year old house and consists of a folded plate, reinforced by a supporting rectangular concrete box. The outer surface of the box is finished with concrete cast in cedar board formwork, providing it with an external wooden texture. In order to further strengthen the design concept at completion, the full interior of the box, which envelops the kitchen area, was given a wood finish.

Continuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Interior Photography, Living Room, Table, Sofa, Windows, Beam
© Hiroshi Ueda
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Ground Floor Plan
Continuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Sink
© Hiroshi Ueda

The mandate of the renovation was to convert the existing kitchen area, which included a breakfast nook and food storage area, into more of a multipurpose, cozy family kitchen. In addressing that mandate, the food storage area and corridors were eliminated, resulting in a wide open kitchen concept. The wall-mounted sink was replaced with a centered, island-style unit, making it a more accessible and functional part of the kitchen.

Continuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, Beam
© Hiroshi Ueda
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Detailed Cross Section

A primary focus of the original project, Continuous Plate House 1.0, was to achieve a design that responded efficiently to heavy snowfall. In response to research suggesting that wind patterns would prevent snow accumulation from resting in place, the architects opted for a flat roof without a parapet, which was adopted when the house began construction in 1999.

Continuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Interior Photography, Sofa
© Takeshi Taira

The original project embraced box-form architecture, which presented a challenge to the 2.0 design in terms of breaking free from that concept. Nevertheless, through trial and error, composition as if the floor, the wall, and the roof were connected continuously and bent into a single plate was obtained.

Continuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S. - Exterior Photography, Facade, Windows, Courtyard
© Takeshi Taira

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Cite: "Continuous Plate House 2.0 / F.A.D.S." 25 Dec 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/953684/continuous-plate-house-fads> ISSN 0719-8884

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