House in Horinouchi, Japan by Mizuishi Architect Atelier (designed using Vectorworks)

Article source: Mizuishi Architect Atelier

This is a very small house built on the triangle site where the river and the road were crossed and made to the acute angle.For the dead-end road, it became a plan in various regulations for obtaining special permission. Residents are husband and wife and a little girl. Although it was a novel site of a limited area, since a river was faced through a bank and a promenade, I would like to design various relations with the river. The building is the form that cut an acute angle part on a triangle plan derived from the site.Furthermore,it got the maximum volume of hip roof of three planes in regulation of setback-line.

Exterior view

• Architects: kota mizuishi / Mizuishi Architect Atelier
• Project: River side house / House in Horinouchi
• Location: Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
• Type: residential house
• Structural engineer: Kentaro Nagasaka
• Lighting designer: Tatsuoki Nakajima
• Contractor: Hirano-Kensetu
• Site area: 52.14m2
• Building area: 29.07 m2
• Total floor area: 55.24 m2
• Structure : wood
• Story : 2
• Software used: Vectorworks

Bird's-eye view

Although the level0 floor was a private space,it limits for dividing with the curtain of a race in the door, stairs, storage, etc. except for a bathroom. It enabled it to feel a spread. The level+1 floor is devided into small areas by structural narrow walls,being connected with one by the ridgeline of a roof.So there are different open feelings and the relations with the river each.

Bird's-eye view

That is
1. dining&kitchen / The west side space up the stairs is the largest planarly, and has high ceiling with a feeling of rise towards the roof top.
2. living / The central space is low ceilinged,and has full-opening windows on both sides as a balcony and the bay window that spreads outward with a feeling of floating
3. spare room / The east side space in the deepest is a form which is narrowed down to the direction of flow of the river,and is a space watching the light to insert earlier of the abyss..
4. loft / The space with two skylights is a space looking down at the river and looking up at the sky.

East elevation

The limited volume snuggles up to the river ,and I think that I was able to make various space that can live while looking for a favorite place to stay.

South elevation

Entrance

View fron hall

Room1

Living

Balcony & bench

Loft

Exterior view at night

Tags: Japan, Tokyo

Categories: House, Vectorworks

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