Article source: Arii Irie Architects

Located in a suburban context along a highway connecting Tokyo and Gunma, the project is a warehouse/office for a trading company that deals with machinery parts. A simple timber construction gable shaped roof with a cantilevering truss for the platform was chosen as a logical and economical solution for the organization of space. The warehouse is positioned on the first floor with adequate floor height in the front for forklifts, and the office is placed in the rear of the second floor for protection from the roadway noise.

Image Courtesy © Kai Nakamura

• Architects: Arii Irie Architects
• Project: Warehouse
• Location: Ageo, Japan
• Photography: Kai Nakamura
• Number of Floors: 2
• Structural Design: Hideyuki Hagiuda, Sachiko Kominami
• MEP: Hiroshi Sako / Architectural Energy Research Institute
• Contractor: Siguma-kensetsu
• Area: 483.3m2
• Year: 2019

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