Tokyo Clubhouse / Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL

Miwa Negoro — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 02:00:00 +0000

A Residence Inspired by a Members-Only Clubhouse – This project involves renovating a residential apartment near Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in central Tokyo. The concept was to create "a home reminiscent of a members-only clubhouse." The floor plan was envisioned as a large, single-room space, with the only spatial divisions defined by the contours of the ceiling. The design takes inspiration from the owner's lifestyle, where friends and acquaintances often gather at the home, regardless of whether the owner is present. This unique approach creates a semi-private, semi-public space, closely mirroring the essence of a members-only clubhouse. The result is a distinct residential form that reinterprets urban living for single men in central Tokyo. For the two cats who share this home with the owner, the open-plan, wall-free space offers a visually expansive, liberating, and richly stimulating living environment.

A Cat Tree House / Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL

Hana Abdel — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:00:00 +0000

Rethinking a home through the eyes of clients who don’t speak human language - The project planned as a residence and studio of its architect is in Kamakura, a city filled with rich history and lush greenery and located about an hour from central Tokyo. In the house lives a couple in their thirties with two cats. For cats, the house is their whole world. Wishing to learn how to design a home from the perspectives of our dearest felines, we decided to regard our two cats as “two clients.” Having lived with the two for ten years, we took our design cues from “listening” to them, although they do not speak human words.

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Tokyo Clubhouse / Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL

A Cat Tree House / Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL