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Project • By Yano Aoyama Architecture Design • Hospitals

Shimizu Clinic (Matsuyama, Japan)

A couple practicing urology and internal medicine approached our office with a concise but challenging brief: two clinics of different specialties merged into one unified volume.  The site occupies a corner along fairly trafficked roads in suburban Matsuyama. It was decided to position the building closer to the road intersection, creating a generous open space on its eastern and southern flanks, inviting plenty of light into the grounds. Nishikawa Masao Nishikawa Masao Nishikawa Masao Nishikawa Masao Nishikawa Masao Patients’ privacy, more so in such a ‘blended environment’, was considered a design priority, alongside avoiding any sense of confinement during the medical experience. Allocat... More

Project • By Ikeda Yukie Ono Toshiharu Architects • Private Houses

terraced house

On a sloped plot of land in Yokohama, houses tower over the retaining wall on southern edge. On the eastern edge, a house juts against the site. In the winter, there is little sunlight, especially on the ground floor. Therefore, we designed a house that maximized the comfort of each season by setting the sunniest second floor as the "winter living room" and part of the cool shadowy first floor as the "summer living room".  koichi Torimura koichi Torimura Facing the southeast, which has the most sunshine, we arranged three floors that rise like terraces toward the light. It is in this direction that we placed the “winter living room” to take advantage of this most effective light. The living room reflects our comp... More

Project • By Ikeda Yukie Ono Toshiharu Architects • Private Houses

sunbrella house

an ideal site was found in the Tokyo suburb. This site was perched on the hill surrounded by natural landscape and afforded pleasant views; a mountain to the south and preserved forest to the north and east.  Koichi Torimura Koichi Torimura Koichi Torimura The two main requirements for their house were; to enjoy, within a sense of protection, the surrounding nature as well as to benefit from a structure that moderated climatic variations in a sustainable way. The new home was to be a cozy place, that would facilitate their transition from urban to country dwelling.  Koichi Torimura Koichi Torimura Considerations of vehicular access, forest preservation and the contour-topography resulted in the hous... More