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KDU Campus Center / Atelier MEME

Hana Abdel — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:00:00 +0000

The Campus Center project, located within the Kanagawa Dental University in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, was initiated due to the aging of existing office buildings. This plan combines office functions with student spaces into a multifunctional facility, aiming to create a much-needed plaza-like space on campus.

Villa A / teamSTAR

Hana Abdel — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000

The villa—named for its location on Akiya Beach—commands a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean near the town of Hayama, the birthplace of Japanese yachting culture. Befitting this stunning natural environment, the villa’s design seeks a sculpturesque form, symbolized by the large vaulted roof and its series of arches that resemble white, rolling ocean waves.

365° House / A.H Architects

Hana Abdel — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The name and concept of the "365°" building was inspired by a way of life that began to take on a completely different meaning than it had before the Corona disaster. Many people now wanted to work from home, spend time with their families, and keep their distance when necessary. At the same time, the name is a cross between the circular design and the concept, with the hope that the family would be able to enjoy a happy and fulfilling life every day, 365 days a year, on this wonderful piece of land at the top of a small hill, surrounded by beautiful nature in 360 degrees.

House in Akiya / Office Shogo Onodera

Hana Abdel — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:00:00 +0000

The site is located on the hillside of a small mountain in Akiya, Yokosuka City. The site, with its back to the mountain, is long and narrow, with a view overlooking the ocean in front of it. When we visited the site with the clients for the first time, we were struck by the image of him staring beyond the end of the site for a long period of time. Keeping in mind these impressions and the world we saw at the site, we thought about what it takes for a house to be rooted in the land and connected to the surrounding environment.

House in Uraga / note architects

Hana Abdel — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000

This is a project to renovate a room in old condominium in Uraga, which has been developing as a port town since ancient times. In a wall concrete structure building, concrete walls and beams cross the living space, which is a major constraint on changing the floor plan. Without denying the existence of this hard and heavy concrete, I thought about constructing a living space with a minimum of operations by utilizing it as a terrain.

The Axis of Peace / HAKUTEN

chlsey — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:00:00 +0000

In conjunction with the renewal of Peace Central Park in Yokosuka, we designed a monument that symbolizes peace and that would remind everyone of the idea of peace, which has now almost disappeared. The history of the park is that it was built on the site of the Yonegahama gun emplacements that were used during the war. After dark, this monument becomes a "Light of Peace Turret" that shines the light of peace into the sky, representing the axis of universal peace. The light, which is over 1000 meters long, can be seen from a distance, allowing people to feel the thoughts of peace in their daily lives.

Nowhere but Sajima / Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects

Javier Gaete — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Nowhere but Sajima provides a temporary ‘home’ for its guests. The weekly rental service provided by Nowhere Resort is a relatively new method of operating resort properties in Japan and allows different tenants the opportunity to inhabit a ‘home’ on a weekly basis. While the weekly term is short compared to a standard monthly rental and long compared to a hotel stay, this in-between length accommodates a new diversity of uses of a ‘home’. Serving as a space for exhibitions, as a classroom or for wedding parties, the unit easily adapts to the imagination and invention of the tenant and in doing so also re-defines the range of activities that can take place in the ‘home’. As well as accommodating the functions of work and business, the ‘home’ again becomes the space of many life events besides the basic function of ‘inhabitance’. In acquiring a new program for use, the ‘home’ regains the richness of activity that can take place all around of life.

Continuing House / Naf Architect & Design

Rayen Sagredo — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 23:00:00 +0000

Childhood home of the wife of the client is a combination of Japanese and western style house built in the beginning of Showa era which stands on a hill about 15-minute’s walk from Kamakura station, historic town and tourist destination. It is located on slope of a hill looking down garden in east, verdant environment where wild squirrels run about in trees and flowers. Becoming decrepit 90 years after the construction, the house once faced difficulty in maintaining and surviving with imminent issues of inheritance.

House in Akiya / Nobuo Araki

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This is a two-story weekend house with a rooftop deck in Akiya, located a few hours drive south of Tokyo. Akiya, together with the neighboring area, Hayama, is known for its concentration of summer/weekend houses. Being on the coastal slope where the ocean and mountains meet, the house faces the ocean while its backside greets the mountains. The natural surroundings promise a refreshing weekend stay.

Yokosuka Museum of Art / Riken Yamamoto

Hana Abdel — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Through a Quality Based Selection in 2002, which was the first trial run by the city of Yokosuka as a Japanese municipality, we were chosen to plan a museum. The design started from scratch and was developed through discussions with many people, including museum curators, for over two years.

Seascape House / Tomoyuki Sakakida Architect and Associates

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The site locates on the slope facing the Pacific Ocean and the house fits in the mountain background, it is where you can feel the strong topographical features.

Wind-dyed house / acaa

Nico Saieh — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000

A residential building located halfway up a cliff, overlooking the ocean. Thick clumps of trees that grow along the slope of the land surrounding the house cast a series of organic silhouettes that make the slope seem to come alive. We decided that the appropriate form to build would be as low-lying as possible, while also allowing the architecture to become embedded in the surrounding landscape according to the contours of the terrain. This would allow us to minimize the impact of the building on its environment. The design of the walls plays an important role in creating the overall sense of presence that a building projects. As such, we also tried to prevent the walls of this house from becoming surfaces that would obstruct or impede movement and sight.