Oshikamo house in Toyota Aichi, Japan by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates

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Prerequisite:

The lot is located in a residential area and is surrounded by neighboring housings,  with a mother’s  house on its west. Requests for the house include: encourages the family to spend time together (rather than isolating anyone) / spatial / bright with plenty of natural light.

Night View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

• Architect: Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates
• Name of Project: Oshikamo house
• Location: Toyota Aichi, Japan
• Site Area: 191.71m2
• Built Area: 84.18m2
• Total Floor Area: 101.94m2
• Photographer: Toshiyuki Yano

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

• Type of Construction: Wooden
• Exterior Materials: Metal finish
• Interior Materials: Paint finish
• Design time: June2010 – February 2011
• Year of completion: September, 2011
• Design team: Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates
• Structure company: Masaki structural laboratory
• Construction company: Inoue construction Ltd

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Plot:

The family space is arranged at the center of the site. The private space is arranged at the edge of the site , and they connect gradually by the one volume. Distance among rooms and curved spaces provide adequate privacy.  Each rooms are indistinctly connected to each other via central space.

Exterior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Indistinct:

That indistinct connection is the key concept of this house, expressing the spatial relationship (not on/off relationship) among the rooms. Like a photo out of focus.

Bird Eye View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Invisible one room

You can grasp the space visually if the entire space is visible.
You can let your consciousness develop the space if not all is visible.
Like walking in a path, not sure of what is ahead.

Night View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Ambiguously

Spaces divided by straight lines relate to rationally.
Spaces connected with curving lines relate to ambiguously.
Like a drop of milk in coffee.

Interior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Connection

What interests us is how rooms connect to each other, more than how a room is made.
What interests us is the “air” that curves, crosses, and diffracts.
Like a cloud, constantly moving without having definite shape.

Front View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Bird Eye View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Interior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Interior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Interior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Interior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Interior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Interior View (Images Courtesy Toshiyuki Yano)

Tags: Japan, Toyota Aichi

Category: House

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