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Sumit Singhal
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 of Maple Leaves in Karuizawa, Japan by Edward Suzuki Associates

 
May 23rd, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Edward Suzuki Associates

This is a villa situated about an hour’s rapid train ride from Tokyo in a mountain resort of Karuizawa, Japan. It is basically a wooden structure with the peripheral balconies in steel. The design is adapted from passive energy principles applied in the world-famous Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto. The only artificially operated system is the radiant hot-water heating embedded in the floor, running the entire length of the peripheral fenestration with heat pump air conditioning units as supplements just in case.

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  • Architects: Edward Suzuki Associates
  • Project: House of Maple Leaves
  • Location: Karuizawa, Japan
  • Design Period: April —November 2009
  • Construction Period: December 2009— November 2010
  • Structure: Wood Frame (SE)
  • Site Area: 6182.97m2
  • Ground Coverage: 512.00m2
  • Floor Areas: 1F 402.50m2, 2F 274.75m2
  • Total Floor Area: 677.25m2

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Legal and binding design guidelines in the area required a roof slope of 1:5 minimum, eave length of 5oo mm minimum, and a limited selection of exterior coloring.

Natural passive energy means include but are not limited to the following:

1)       exterior insulation with

2)       air circulation paths in between exterior and interior finishes

3)       cross ventilation under the groundfloor to protect against humidity

4)       overall cross ventilation with openable windows

5)       complete fenestration on the south with

6)       airtight, high-insulation composite sash with

7)       double-pane glass

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8)       allowing low winter sun penetration and blocking high summer sun

9)       use of deciduous trees in the south similarly allowing low winter sun penetration and blocking high summer sun

10)    extended eaves to provide shade

11)    double floor living space to act as passive solar collector

12)    fireplace in the living space to burn trash

13)    ceiling fans to circulate warm air

14)    highly insulating natural Japanese stucco (with embedded maple leaves)

15)    use of laminated bamboo instead of wood for floors, built-in furniture, cabinets, doors, and closets, as bamboo is very fast-growing (and hence more ecological than wood) and profusely abundant in Japan)

16)    use of fluorescent and LED lights

17)    corrugated metal exterior finish for easy maintenance and sustainability

18)    reflective silver roofing for insulation and temperature control

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