SITE | Shinagawa, Tokyo |
USAGE | Private residence |
DESIGN | Yoshida Akihiro/STUDIO AK |
CONSTRUCTOR | Tokyo Gumi |
COMPLETION | September 2022 |
This is a residence for a four-person family.
The site is triangular, and because it is located in a fire prevention district, the residence must
be a fire-resistant structure despite being built of wood, which made this project quite
difficult.
The site is about 10 tsubo (approx. 33m2), but the building needed to be a 3LDK structure because
the family members desired separate bedrooms, and they also needed space to park a small car,
creating design conditions that further increased the difficulty.
Because of the flat area limitations, we created a vertically oriented space and used loft beds in
each bedroom to overlap
the storage and the sleeping space.
The limited space precluded us from creating a hallway, so we
made the stairway the center of the house and gave it an open design for an innovation that
minimizes the volume taken up for connecting spaces while offering a sense of relaxation.
The major road at the front is very wide, so we created a large opening on the third floor and
planned a living room flooded with light that offers a sense of breadth.
The clients also requested a rooftop space, so we also made a rooftop balcony with a pleasant view.
By using architectural resolutions for the restrictions in a narrow, oddly shaped site in Tokyo, we
were able to draw out the maximum potential of the site and achieve a residence that fulfilled the
clients’ desires.