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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