House in Inokashira / By Studio NOA Architect & Associates

Inokashira, Tokyo, Japan
Studio NOA Architect & Associates
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong

Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA

Before this house was built, there was a steep cliff with luxuriant trees covering the entire site.

Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA

Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA

Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA

This house is incorporated with retaining wall. The façade is twofold: cedar louvers on top of exposed concrete framework with cedar grain. The intention is revivification of segmented cut trees by using cedar for both moulds and louvers - formalizing the memory of what used to be there.

Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA

Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA

Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA

When it gets dark, lights from the interior spaces illuminate the outside vertical latticework, creating ambiguities around the context.
Description from the Architects:

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Photo © Courtesy of Studio NOA

floor plans--drawing © Courtesy of Studio NOA

elevations--drawing © Courtesy of Studio NOA

sections--drawing © Courtesy of Studio NOA

Project Data
Project name: House in Inokashira
Location: Inokashira, Tokyo, Japan
Program: Single family house
Site area: 86 m2

Building area: 36 m2
Completion Year: 2011

Main structure: Concrete

Number of stories: 2+1 basement

The people

Architect: Studio NOA Architect & Associates
Photographs: © Courtesy of Studio NOA


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