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Tsuruoka House / Kiyoaki Takeda Architects

Hana Abdel — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Ingrained Artefacts Growth. Now, a balance between organisms and artifacts is at the crossover point. I encountered an article published in a scientific journal titled “Global human-made mass exceeds all living biomass” (Nature: published online 9th December 2020). According to the article, human-made artifacts referred to as anthropogenic mass has begun to surpass all global living biomass. Furthermore, it is reported that the dominant cause of this trend is construction materials. This condition implies it has reached a limit to keep generating the “architecture solely for humans” produced so far. In this context, what would be the role of architecture, a human dwelling?

House With 5 Retaining Walls / Kiyoaki Takeda Architects

Hana Abdel — Mon, 11 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000

A new build house for a family of young couples and four children was requested at a site located in residential Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. Most of the neighboring houses were built on top of leveled land formed by enormous concrete walls to accommodate the hilly terrain. However, at this specified site, no preparation for construction had been carried out. Therefore, the earth itself with a rough slope – a height difference of 3.5m – was available. Several small areas were dug out to make the most of the terrain’s nature. Height differences in the ground level emerged by these digs, and various retaining walls to suit each level were designed. Then, “five small retaining walls” that merge nature and artefact appeared on site.

House with 6 annexes / Kiyoaki Takeda Architects

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The site is located in a town surrounded by rich nature in Nagano, Japan. It is a project to renovate a historic residence for an elderly couple.