Aichi, Japan
FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
This is the small house for a couple, child, and cat.
The client lived for a long time in the old house that was built on the site. As the house became older, they decided to build a new house.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
With such a background, a proposal was made to build “a house with fresh feeling in the familiar surroundings”.
The external appearance is established by assembling several volumes and laying out colors. Careful arrangement of colors from volume to volume gives the façade depth, and produces as well an effective sequence to the entrance.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
For the internal configuration, the stairway and open ceiling, which are positioned in the center as the core of the building, are surrounded by each room and courtyard. The material, color, and light that match each room are selected to strongly express the space’s design. As a result, the space sterically rises and horizontally creates migration, which mixes variety of material textures, colors, and lights together, succeeding in generating various feelings.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
The migration of light and shadow, makes the space and life resonant with each other, and adds richness.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Takumi Ota |
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| ground floor plan--drawing Courtesy of FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects |
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| 1st floor plan--drawing Courtesy of FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects |
The people
Architects: FORM | Kouichi Kimura Architects
Location: Aichi, Japan
Site Area: 235,52 sqm
Constructed Area: 116,72 sqm
Construction Year: 2010
Photographs: Takumi Ota
