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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. OVULE in Tokyo, Japan by TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTSApril 19th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS This is a small house in a residential area in Bunkyo-ku Tokyo. We set large windows on the open south side and set a green screen as south facade by making planter boxes on each floor. The ceiling at the window is mirror finished, it functions as a device that green captures inside the room. The eaves were deeply attached to each floor, the void was divided by the planters. Keeping an appropriate distance with neighbors, we just imagined a meditation space that can live together with GREEN plants in small streets. We thought here is not ‘modest living’ of ‘small dwell’ but a ‘BIG LIFE’ of ‘SMALL DWELL’.  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS
 Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS In addition, we actively worked on converting housing equipment to IoT. By combining the voice devices such as Google Home, Amazon Echo, hubs and smart devices, client is able to start PS4 with voice, the gas heater automatically starts at 6 o’clock in the morning of 10 degrees Celsius. These smart devices were adopted from crowdfunding products that can control existing home appliances and furniture in voice device. We presented to client all controls of infrared, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on cloud, such as remote controller, opening and closing curtain, bot pressing analog switches.  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS A space that has both “rough” and “fine” controlled. The blinds are automatically opened and closed with the sun, air conditioned are finely controlled at right temperature. Outdoor plants keep proper distance from thickly housed area. We combined with plants and IoT to make the buildings themselves like living tree. and we thought we could make a soft protected space like the “OVULE” of the pistil.  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © TOMOKAZU HAYAKAWA ARCHITECTS
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