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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-K in Tokyo, Japan by K2YTAugust 9th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: K2YT The site is situated amidst the densely packed residential area in Tokyo. Whilst being on a south west corner of the block having frontages to two streets, the elevated railway on the north posed issues of noise and vibration. The corner location offered opportunities for capturing light and air, but the contradiction was that doing so will call for mitigation of noise.  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa
For people seeking a detached housing, it has always been a temptation to have a private garden to come with it. Many attempts have been made to allow for small piece of garden while extending the building coverage to the limit, but as a result, many have also ended up with curtains that are drawn all day long to shield the eyes from streets, which have become too close from the windows. Thus, rows of housings that are so unsociable become the standard city scene in the area, an obscene situation that had been thought to require taking measure for.
The house is for two households. In order to provide the required numbers of rooms which were comparatively larger, four stories, with each floor equally divided into six are created. Within it, rooms, as well as small courtyards are placed, while adjusting the height of floors in accordance with the required character of each room. Apertures are provided to interconnect spaces thus created.
By incorporating the courtyard spaces into the house in the same manner as rooms, sufficient depths are provided from the streets, successfully shielding off views without use of curtains even for the largest fenestration. The noise from the railway is also mitigated to the level that it is still audible but much less annoying. By treating the courtyards and the rooms equally, a house that is open yet closed to the city is created.  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © Satoshi Asakawa  Image Courtesy © K2YT  Image Courtesy © K2YT  Image Courtesy © K2YT
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