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Kurakuen II House Japan, Images, Architect, Building, Home, Photos
Kurakuen II House : Architecture Information + Images
Contemporary Japanese Design by Waro Kishi + K.ASSOCIATES
House in Kurakuen II
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Waro Kishi + K.ASSOCIATES/Architects, Kyoto
The site is a special one in the Hanshin area, a sloping residential
area facing the sea, and the form rises from the road by 7 m with
an ascending slope of around 30 degrees. From this site there is a
view of the entire residential area, the sprawling cityscape of the
suburbs of Osaka, and the Bay. It is possible to view the entire scene
in one sweep. And so, the first issue in this proposal is how to deal
with the special landscape. Hence, I created two blocks of floating
steel reinforced structure. On the left is the private rooms zone,
while on the right are the public living - dining zone, and both are
joined by a sloping ramp.
The roof of the topmost floor on the left side individual room block
is made to appear as thin as possible. Together with the adjoining
terrace, to dramatize living in the air, the continuous horizontal
windows are used. For the two storey high living - dining block the
usual move would be to have huge two storey openings, but I opted
for the opposite. Instead, I decided to use small openings exploring
how to frame the view. I feel that it is an effective approach to
somehow reverse the general thinking. And so, in the private rooms
the view is wide open, while in contrast, in the living and dining
area the view is framed.
House in Kurakuen II - Building Information
Function: One-family house
Location: Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref.
Structure: Two-storied steel-frame / reinforced concrete construction
Site area: 618.32 sqm.
Total floor space: 268.46 sqm.
Images / information from Waro Kishi + K.ASSOCIATES/Architects
Oct 2008
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