House in Sonda | Studio Cochi Architects

Okinawa / Japan / 2023

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This house is for a couple and their four children. The site is located in central Okinawa, in an area with a high concentration of commercial and residential buildings, but there are still fields and parks around the site, and a large greenbelt left over from development extends to the east of the site. The topography around the site is undulating, and the site is surrounded by high land to the north, east, and south. The client, who loves architecture and particularly likes architect Tsutomu Abe's own house, requested that we want a kind of Tsutomu Abe's own house that would suit them and that we consider not only the building and layout but also the relationship with the surrounding environment. All family members participated in the meetings and shared their opinions. As the meetings progressed, the idea was to create a garden at the center of the house that would allow for a variety of activities without having a room with a specific purpose at the center, and to arrange the family members' places of residence scattered throughout the house around the garden. The fact that the site is surrounded by high land on three sides is often a disadvantage in ordinary residential areas, but it has the advantage of protecting the building from storms such as typhoons, as the high land acts as a natural wall. The house is designed to open up to the large open green space on the east side of the building. The interior is a one-room space with almost no partitions from the entrance, and the various family members' places of residence are visible and hidden in succession. Each of these spaces opens into the garden at the center of the house, which in turn opens into a large, open green space. In order to avoid monotony, the ceiling height and floor level are varied according to the character of each living space, and windows of various sizes are provided to allow the eye to pass through in various directions. We hope that the open living space with a garden in the center will grow into the owner's ideal residence in an enclosed residential area. 


 


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この住宅は、夫婦と子供四人が暮らす住宅である。 敷地は沖縄県中部に位置し、商業施設や住宅が密集するエリアにあるが、敷地の周辺には畑や公 園が残されており敷地の東側には開発から取り残された大きな緑地帯が広がっている。また、敷 地周辺の地形は起伏が多くこの敷地も北、東、南を高い土地に囲まれている。 建主は建築が好きで特に阿部勤さんの『中心のある家』が好きなので、自分達に合う『中心のあ る家』を設計してほしいことや、建物や間取りだけでなく周辺環境との関係も考えて欲しいことを 要望された。 打ち合わせは家族全員が参加し、意見を出し合いながら進んでいった。打ち合わせを重ねていく 中で、中心には特定の用途のある部屋を作らずに様々な活動が許容できる庭を住宅の中心とし、 その庭を囲むように家族それぞれの居場所を住宅のあちこちに点在するように配置したらどうか と考えた。また、敷地の3方向を高い土地に囲まれていることは通常の住宅地ではデメリットに なることが多いが、高い土地が自然の壁となり台風などの暴風から建物を守れるメリットもあり 周囲の視線にさえ注意して開口を設ければ開放的な住宅を作りやすく、東側にある開放的で大き な緑地へと住宅が開いていくような計画とした。 室内は玄関からほとんど仕切りのないワンルーム空間になっており、様々な家族の居場所が見え 隠れしながら連続していく。そしてそれぞれの居場所は中心にある庭へ開かれ庭は広く抜けのあ る緑地へと繋がっていく。また、仕切りのない連続した空間が単調にならないよう各居場所の性 格に合わせて天井の高さや床のレベルに変化を持たせ、色々な方向に視線の抜ける大小様々な窓 を設けた。囲まれた住宅地の中で、中心に庭を持つ開放的な暮らしが建主の理想の住まいへと 育っていく事を願っている。 


 


Lead Architects: Toshiyuki Igarashi


 


Photography: Ooki Jingu


Website: https://ookijingu.com/

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    This house is for a couple and their four children. The site is located in central Okinawa, in an area with a high concentration of commercial and residential buildings, but there are still fields and parks around the site, and a large greenbelt left over from development extends to the east of the site. The topography around the site is undulating, and the site is surrounded by high land to the north, east, and south. The client, who loves architecture and particularly likes architect Tsutomu...

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