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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.

House in Megurohoncho, Japan by Torafu Architects

May 10th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Torafu Architects

This is a renovation project of a 40 year-old reinforced concrete building that originally housed storage and office spaces from the basement to the 2nd floor and residential spaces on the 3rd floor. Our current design focused on the building’s exterior and living quarters on the 2nd and 3rd floors. The second phase of the project is set to convert the basement and 1st floor into commercial spaces.

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Architects: Torafu Architects
Project: House in Megurohoncho
Location: Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Principle Use: House
Structural Design: Ohno-Japan
Facility Design: Maxray (Lightings)
Production: Tsuki-Zo
Building Site: Meguro Tokyo

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Site Area: 109.78m2
Total Floor Area: 123.76m2
Number Of Stories: 3f+Bf
Structure: Rc
Design Period: 2011.03-07
Construction Period: 2011.08-12
Photo: Daici Ano / Torafu Architects

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First, all interior partitioning was done away with to free up space. Towering above the surrounding houses, the 3rd floor is well lit and accommodates the living space, while the 2nd floor offers a comparatively more private space. An aperture was made at the center of the 3rd floor and a large piece of furniture with built-in stairs was placed directly underneath it to create a line of flow inside the building. The slightly off-center furnishing loosely partitions the ensemble, thus creating spaces with different personalities around it.

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Atop of this piece of furniture connecting the upper and lower floors there is a wide landing that makes another small floor.

By making the long bay window on the 2nd floor serve as a big desk or remodeling the veranda on the 3rd floor into a space leading to the entrance, etc., we strived to make newly added elements coexist with the remnants from the existing building and give it an overall sense of unity.

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Tags: Japan, Megurohoncho

Category: House

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