Hi House in Osaka Prefecture, Japan by Yosuke Ichii Architect

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1 division is lotted in the narrow area at this place developed in 1970 ‘s, the volume which is fully there is built and equals, it’s an uptown which crowds. Each housing is built by the biggest volume and equals, it’s an uptown which crowds.

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• Architects: Yosuke Ichii Architect
• Project: Hi House
• Location: Osaka Prefecture, Japan
• Structural engineers: Takashi Manda Structural Engineers
• Site area: 74.10 m²
• Building area: 51.60 m²

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• Total floor area: 125.24 m²
• First floor area: 38.90 m²
• Second floor area: 46.03 m²
• Third floor area: 40.31 m²
• Structure: steel frame, 3 stories
• Completion date: September, 2010
• Family composition: grand mother and couple and brother
• Photography:Takumi Ota

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Main Finish Schedule

Outside

• roof : galvanized steel, t=0.4, standing-seem roofing
• exterior wall: galvanized steel, t=0.4, standing-seem roofing
• window: aluminum sash

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Inside

• LDK, Bedroom floor : ash flooring, t=14
• wall : plasterboard, t=12.5, vinyl wall covering
• ceiling : plasterboard, t=9.5, vinyl wall covering
• Entrance, floor : porcelain tiles, 600×600, t=10
• Powder room wall : plasterboard, t=12.5, vinyl wall covering
• ceiling : plasterboard, t=9.5, vinyl wall covering

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Strip stairs are installed in the center of the building, it’s made void space and a big skylight is being put on the upper part. Light shines from there to the first floor hall, enveloped in soft light throughout. To open and shut a window electrically, a void will be stack effect, and for air to flow and discharge collected heat around the ceiling, a new wind is to enter from a lower floor, and you can have time comfortably.

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Privacy from a neighborhood is protected by making the wall in the balcony which connects with a living room expensive, and even if many people gather, a relative and my friend have secured the enough size for one room space including an outside deck.

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The simple space where the eyes don’t stop to put it in the wall using a transformed pillar as 200×100 is being produced. The light and open space which can’t be imagined from the outward appearance is spread in the interior, is narrow and is the housing which doesn’t make a built-up area feel by controlling sunlight, a breeze and the eyes.

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Tags: Japan, Osaka Prefecture

Category: House

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