2700 | IGArchitects Masato Igarashi
Saitama / Japan / 2023
This house for a young married couple is built on a long and thin site with frontage of 2.9m and depth of 16m, which was left over as a result of road expansion. By making use of the long depth of the building, relationship with the interior space and the exterior is intended to be made, which could be possible only with a 2.7m frontage.
The structure consists of 8 pillars that lift the concrete box. The first floor can be used flexibly, and the second floor is a private space. South, North, and West sides of the site are open and natural light hits from many directions. Taking advantage of this condition, windows are installed to all four sides of the building. Entering to the floor that connects to the ground, the space feels like inside a cave, with tall walls and large pillars. However, as it goes further inside, windows get closer, and the space feels closer to outside. The relationship between the inside space and outside can be controlled by placements of the floors and windows, which is making the living space free an open planned. In contrast to the first floor, windows, and ceiling height of the second floor is limited to create a cozy space. The intention was to create a state in which these two spaces correspond and complement each other.
In this house with frontage of 2700mm, the moving space is also a living space, and scatted furniture and floor level differences provide ambiguity to the space. Space by the kitchen can be a dining area, a space bit far away from there can be a hallway, and then a living area. In this way, there is no clear separation of the space, but it interacts with each other, and the experience continues further to the outside.
Because of the minimal frontage, the building can take outside environment directly to inside, making soft atmosphere inside even though its structure is made from strong concrete. Atmosphere inside of the box changes in various way by embracing weather, temperature, and natural light.
This building is composed by simple geometry, yet with a floating heavy looking mass that creates seemingly uneasy appearance. The gaps in this building, as if it was pierced by braking part of the box is letting strong appearance of the house that protects living from outside environment and rich expressions created in internal space by flexibly taking in outside elements to coexist. Even though it’s built in a small site in urban area, it is possible to create feeling of openness and richness beyond the actual size of it just by adjusting levels and relationships with outside space. This house shapes possibility and hope in such way.
[JP]
間口3m程度、奥行き16mという道路の拡張に伴い切り取られ、残されていた細長い敷地に計画した、若い夫婦二人ための住宅である。長い奥行きを生かし、2.7mという間口の建物だからこそできる、内部空間や外部との関係性をつくりたいと考えた。
建物は8本の柱でコンクリートの箱を持ち上げる構成になっていて、1階は使い方の固定されない空間、2階はプライベートな空間になっている。敷地の南北と西側の3面は開けていて、多方向から採光を望める環境であることを生かし、建物の4周に開口部を設けた。地続きの土間空間から入ったそこは高い壁と大きな柱に囲まれた洞窟のようになっているが、歩を進めるにつれて、内部空間に入り込んでいくのに、開口部が近くなり逆に外部が近くなる。開口部と床の位置によって外部との関係をコントロールできる、自由で開放的なリビングになっている。2階は開口部と天井高さを抑え、開かれた1階とは対比的に、こもれるような空間として、二つの空間が呼応し、引き立てあう状態になれば、と考えた。
間口2700mmのこの建物では移動空間が生活空間になっていて、点在する家具と床の段差が空間に多義性を持たせている。キッチンの周りはダイニングになるし、少し離れると廊下、もう少し離れるとリビング、というように、空間に明確な境界はなく、相互に影響しあいながら、その体験は外部まで連続していく。
コンパクトな間口故、外部環境をダイレクトに取り込み、刻々と表情を変えるこの家はRCという強固な構造体でつくられているのに、内部環境はとても柔らかい。天気や温度、日の光をその身に取り込んで、四角い箱の中身は多用に変化していく。
単純な幾何学で構成された建物ながら、重そうな塊を柱で浮かべるという、どこか危うい佇まいがつくる、箱を崩してできる隙のようなものが、外部環境から生活を守る家としての力強い佇まいと、外部環境を柔軟に取り込み内部に豊かな表情を共存させている。都会のコンパクトな敷地でも、高さや外部との関係性をほんの少し変えるだけで、面積以上の広がりと豊かさをつくりだすことができる、可能性と希望を形にした住宅である。
Engineering: Structure: Yousuke Misaki EQSD
production hardware: steel : Susumu Murata KAMO CRAFT
Construction:Toru Inagaki YASUGORO INAGAKI Inc.
Photography: Ooki Jingu
Website: https://ookijingu.com/
This house for a young married couple is built on a long and thin site with frontage of 2.9m and depth of 16m, which was left over as a result of road expansion. By making use of the long depth of the building, relationship with the interior space and the exterior is intended to be made, which could be possible only with a 2.7m frontage. The structure consists of 8 pillars that lift the concrete box. The first floor can be used flexibly, and the second floor is a private space. South, North,...
- Year 2023
- Work finished in 2023
- Status Completed works
- Type Apartments / Interior Design
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