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The Deformed Roof House of Furano / Yoshichika Takagi + associates

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 06:00:00 +0000

This plan is to renovate a house, built in 1974, into a two-family house. Its’ current figure is a result of going through extensions and reconstructions twice. Housings such as these which are called “Deformed Roof” houses, can be seen often in Hokkaido, but is difficult to call them beautiful, and cannot be seen out of Hokkaido. It could be said as a vernacular and anonymous kind of design.

House in Shinkawa / Yoshichika Takagi

Daniel Sánchez — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 17:00:00 +0000

This is a house with a space that looks like an interior as well as an exterior. The space has a large air volume, covered with a roof and translucent surface which keep off the rain and wind. However, it doesn't have heat insulation performance. It could be positioned on the extension of the Japanese traditional earth floor or the sun room seen in houses of Hokkaido. Here we call it a "terrace" because it is a half-exterior space that is bright and open. From spring to autumn, it works as a part of the living space. And in winter it works like a glasshouse, which keeps off the severe cold.

House i / Yoshichika Takagi

Daniel Sánchez — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:00:00 +0000

The site is in the centre of Akita City where urban functions are situated. Despite its urban location, this is a special place as it is surrounded by car parks. Considering that the space is exposed to public eyes in all four directions, it is essential to sustain the elements of privacy, but at the same time, our aim is to drop frontality from its façade.

House K / Yoshichika Takagi

Daniel Sánchez — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:00:00 +0000

For this residential housing project, the client desired an open space within an indoor environment. But at the same time, one of the other conditions was that it should reveal the house shape on the exterior. This was on account of the client's wishes, as they liked the village feeling of being surrounded by other residential houses, but the actual site was in the regular residential area surrounded by manufactured houses.

Brother's House / Hiroshi Kuno + Associates

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

I think that the program of a residence is made of a small thing which cannot be expressed by language one by one. The general act in a residence, for example, eating, reading a book, sleeping, which considered clearly made to language is also made of continuation of a small thing. I thought that the form for such a nameless programs was required.

Repository / Jun Igarashi Architects

Cristian Aguilar — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Polyphonic / Jun Igarashi Architects

Cristian Aguilar — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The theme of this house is air volume. This house has many layered air volume.

Case / Jun Igarashi Architects

Cristian Aguilar — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

House O / Jun Igarashi Architects

Cristian Aguilar — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Signal Barn / Jun Igarashi Architects

Megan Jett — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Located in Kamifurano, Hokkaido, this lot is occupied by Farm Tomita, a famous sightseeing spot. Without any landmark at the entrance to the farm, the large line of people, cars, and buses caused a certain amount of confusion. Thus, there was a need for a signal or gate at the main entrance. I began by researching a variety of thing like the state of the line and the existing facilities.