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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.

Yanakacho House in Gunma, Japan by Taiga Kasai + Chong Aehyang Architecture/ KACH

 
April 8th, 2022 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Taiga Kasai + Chong Aehyang Architecture/ KACH

The private house for the family of four which is located in residential area in Japan.

We create a generous outline by erecting an translucent polycarbonate enclosure along the property to separate it from the surrounding areas and making it float in the air. The floating enclose creates separation, but since it floats, the house itself is still connected to the surrounding environment.

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

  • Architects: Taiga Kasai + Chong Aehyang Architecture/ KACH
  • Project: Yanakacho House
  • Location: Gunma, Japan
  • Photography: Atelier Vincent Hecht
  • Site area: 337.07sqm
  • Building area: 151.21sqm
  • Total floor area: 172.75sqm
  • Maximum height: 5.53m
  • Structure: Steel + RC structure/ 2 levels above ground and 1 level below ground.
  • Structure engineer: Yuko Mihara/ Graph Studio
  • Textile design: Yuri Himuro/ Himuro Design Studio
  • Construction: Yasumatsu Takken Co., Ltd.
  • Completion: 12.2020

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Inside the enclosure, residents remain hidden from the outside when they climb up, but they can choose to come down and present themselves within the area that continues to the outside. We used the floating enclosure to define the spatial character. The house’s final design gradually took shape as we studied the functions and their placement to create a home suitable for its environment.

In the middle of the site and enclosure, the dining room and kitchen were placed on an open ground level surrounded by other rooms. These rooms have different floor heights and gently connect each other without partitions. While the spaces that require privacy are positioned on a higher level or in a semi-underground area each room is connected so that the residents can feel each other’s presence no matter where they are in the house.

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

An outdoor curtain was installed under the floating enclosure to open or close the external space as needed. This is one of the essential features that change the quality of the enclosed space, and that allows the residents to adjust the relationship between the house and the community. The external space can be controlled to be public space or private space by an outdoor curtain.

By gently connecting the surrounding environment to the deepest core of the house, we want to create an open and lively home where the resident’s life becomes a part of the town, and the town becomes their garden.

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Image Courtesy © Atelier Vincent Hecht

Upper Floor, Image Courtesy © Taiga Kasai + Chong Aehyang Architecture/ KACH

East West, Image Courtesy © Taiga Kasai + Chong Aehyang Architecture/ KACH

North South, Image Courtesy © Taiga Kasai + Chong Aehyang Architecture/ KACH

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Categories: House, Private House, Residential




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