KNIT | UID Architects

Japan / 2021

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The concept was for a large roof that gently outlines the earth and the sky.
The house is built on a slope stretching from the mountainside to the base of the mountain, where there has been residential development since the 1970s. While the site is located near the city center, the area is abundant with greenery and nature. How-ever, incongruous high-rise condominiums on the south side of the site, which is long and narrow in the north-south direction, created a strange view and made it difficult to secure natural light and privacy from the south side. On the other hand, the east side, with its difference in elevation, overlooked a beautiful river along the slope and had an excellent view of both the city and the mountains in the distance.
We proposed a three-dimensional space that defines the interior and exterior areas with a sectional plan rooted in the earth that integrates the microtopography of the site and an expansive roof. Specifically, a large roof with 1,000 mm × 64 mm laminated wood woven in a 2,700 mm grid pattern is supported by six cross-shaped steel pillars.
The flat and rigid roof and multiple floor levels continually inspire a variety of spatial experiences in relation to the exterior, gradually shifting the quality of the space from open to introverted. In current times, when buildings often diverge from the surrounding environment, carefully decoding the given topography and surrounding environment and reconstructing the rich relationship between people and architecture will lead to the restoration of the natural landscape in this area.
Keisuke Maeda
*Location : West Japan


 


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大地と空の領域を緩やかに規定する大屋根を考えた。
1970年代から宅地造成が行われた山の中腹から裾野にかけて広がる斜面に建つ住まいである。都心近くに位置しながらも、緑溢れる豊かな自然を形成している環境だ。しかし南北方向に細長い敷地の南面には何の脈略もない高層マンションがそびえ立ち、ある種異様な景観を生み出しながら、南側からの採光やプライバシーの確保が難しい状況をつくり出していた。一方、高低差がある東面は斜面に沿って美しい川が見下ろすことができ、遠くの山並みと市街地が一望できる優れた眺望を同時に持ち合わせていた。
この微地形を取り込む大地に根ざした断面計画と垂直方向に大らかな屋根によって内外の領域を規定する立体的な空間を考えてみた。具体的には、1000mm×64mmの集成材で2700mmの井桁状に編んだ大きな屋根を12本の末広がりの鉄骨十字柱などで支えている。このフラットでリジッドな屋根形状と数種類のフロアレヴェルによる変化は、開放的な場から内向的な場へグラデーションのように外部との多様な空間体験を常に生み出していく。周辺環境から逸脱した建物が立ち並ぶ現代においても、与えられた地形と周辺環境を丁寧に紐解き、人と建築の豊かな関係性を再構築することが、この地におけるごく自然な景観を取り戻すことにつながるだろう。

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    The concept was for a large roof that gently outlines the earth and the sky.The house is built on a slope stretching from the mountainside to the base of the mountain, where there has been residential development since the 1970s. While the site is located near the city center, the area is abundant with greenery and nature. How-ever, incongruous high-rise condominiums on the south side of the site, which is long and narrow in the north-south direction, created a strange view and made it...

    Project details
    • Year 2021
    • Work finished in 2021
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Single-family residence / Interior Design
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