Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.
LATTICE in Tokyo, Japan by Apollo Architects & Associates
July 19th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Apollo Architects & Associates
The site is located in a highly populated residential area in eastern Tokyo. The facade of the house for single residents is entirely covered with wooden louvers. In order to ensure a piloti style garage to park a large-sized car in the long and narrow lot, an RC thin rigid frame was employed.

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- Architects: Apollo Architects & Associates
- Project: LATTICE
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Photography: Masao Nishikawa
- Date of Completion: March 2013
- Principal Use: Private Housing
- Structure: Reinforced Concrete
- Site Area: 44.57m2
- Building Area: 34.18m2
- Total Floor Area: 101.44m2 (29.09m2 1F, 34.18m2 2F, 34.18m2 3F,3.99m2 PHF)

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- Structural Engineer: Kenta Masaki
- Mechanical Engineer: Zenei Shimada
- Exterior Finish: Exposed Concrete
- Floor: Hard Wood Flooling
- Ceiling: Exposed Concrete

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The front and back spaces are loosely connected by the see-through stairs that are located at the center. The upper floor has a stereoscopic composition via a split level with an open ceiling. Sunlight showers down from the penthouse and fills the enclosed small area, and casts deep shadows in the brutal space.

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Category: House
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