House in Okamoto
Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
Product Spec Sheet

ElementBrandProduct Name
Facade claddingAICA
Jolypate
WindowsTostem
SAMOS L
Stone TileADVAN Co Ltd
Interior lighting: DownlightDAIKO
Oak FlooringMaeda Mokuzai
PiestaTOLI

Product Spec Sheet
Facade cladding
Jolypate by AICA
Windows
SAMOS L by Tostem
Stone Tile
Interior lighting: Downlight
by DAIKO
Oak Flooring
Piesta
by TOLI

House in Okamoto

FujiwaraMuro Architects as Architects

This project is a house for a couple and their two children built on a long, narrow triangular site in a residential area on a sloping hillside.

It is a common design practice on small sites to install walls as close to the site boundary as possible. Considering that this long and narrow site is located in a quiet residential area rather than in a cramped urban area, the exterior of the building should harmonize with the streetscape. While the client strongly insisted that effective use of the site be the top priority, we felt that building walls enclosing the maximum allowable volume would create an oppressive feeling against the street.

photo_credit Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
photo_credit Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)

Therefore, we divided the walls into sections and made openings at the connecting points to provide a two-story volume requested by the client while alleviating the oppressive feeling with the openings. We also used the triangular leftover patches in front of the openings for planting plants and trees. Through these approaches, we proposed an architecture that simultaneously fulfills the client's wishes and respects the streetscape.

Shifting the walls connects the interior and exterior and creates a sense of spaciousness while allowing sight lines and breezes throughout the house and connecting it to the city.

photo_credit Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
photo_credit Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)

Team:
Architect: Fujiwaramuro Architects
Lead Architects: Shintaro Fujiwara, Yoshio Muro
Photography: Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)

photo_credit Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
photo_credit Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)
Katsuya. Taira (studioREM)

Material Used:
1. Facade cladding: JolyPate / AICA
2. Flooring: Oak Flooring, Maeda Mokuzai
3. Windows: SAMOS L, TOSTEM
4. Roofing: Galvalume plate, NISC
5. Interior lighting: Downlight, DAIKO
6. Bouldering
7. Stone Tile / ADVAN
8. Piesta / TOLI

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