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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 on maple-tree hills in Tokyo by Waro Kishi + K. Associates/ArchitectsMay 16th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Waro Kishi + K. Associates/Architects A house in a residential area on the outskirts of Tokyo. Compared to the narrow front-side width, its depth goes further down. Two-thirds of its site is located approximately 3 meters above the street level. Therefore, the floor facing the street is, in fact, underground and one floor up is the ground and street-level. Including the penthouse, the residence has a total of 4 floors.  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa
 Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa Three surrounding sides, apart from the street side, have partitioning walls of a height equivalent to one floor. The living room on the first floor has two natural-light sources from the gap between the exterior and the outside walls, plus from the top of the small, inside garden in the approach. On the horizontal level, there is only one large and long opening, in the façade facing the park on the opposite side of the street. As a result, although the living room space is extending horizontally, the natural light only comes in vertically, thus creating a “white cave” like space.  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa On the other hand, the master bedroom on the second floor, is a three dimensional space extending vertically, 3 levels up to the penthouse. The concept here is a contrast between the horizontally expanding living room on the first floor, and the vertically extending, master bedroom. The outer shell is enveloped by the partitioning concrete walls and the green wall in the front. In addition, a black steel box is floating in the middle and only the long vertical opening in the front, faces the city as well as the park on the opposite side. The main concept for the interior space is the natural light coming in from outside, through the gaps between the enclosing walls. But the point is, that this concept is totally undetectable from outside.  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Shigeo Ogawa  Image Courtesy © Waro Kishi + K. Associates/Architects  Image Courtesy © Waro Kishi + K. Associates/Architects  Image Courtesy © Waro Kishi + K. Associates/Architects  Image Courtesy © Waro Kishi + K. Associates/Architects  Image Courtesy © Waro Kishi + K. Associates/Architects
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