This is an apartment for singles. The floor area of the dwelling unit is small, about 26m2.
I think this is an apartment for singles with an average floor area in Japan, but it should be called a micro apartment. There are large industrial areas and universities nearby. This was built for the residence of those who commute to them. The building has three floors, and there are eight dwelling units on the second and third floors. The first floor will be a beauty salon and study school.
Rebuild kindergarten and nursery project in Fukui, Japan. Mt. Asuwa surrounding this EZ Kindergarten and Nursery was known as the symbol of this town by local people. If children walk around this mountain, they can touch and feel nature itself closer and create plays with such a rich nature. By installing lots of actions which children can take in Mt. Asuwa into playing equipments inside, the normal nursery environment were improved.
This is a shopping mall containing 24 small local stores, located in suburban roadside area of Fukuoka city. The aim of design was to create an advantage to compete with a large shopping center in the neighborhood.
In response to the owner’s request, the buildings are designed as container stacking, which is a common material for the scenery in this roadside area. The main structure is steel frame, and the exterior walls are made of steel panels which are taken from real containers.
The entire buildings are barrier-free. The wooden deck outside connects to the floor inside flatly, allowing access to the second floor as a slope. All doors are slide doors which are easy to open. In addition, multipurpose toilets, children’s toilets, and a nursing room are installed. These design allows various people to spend time at this mall.
This interior is located in one of several dining areas within Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo. This huge market has moved from Tsukiji (1935-2018) to Toyosu. The floor area of this small restaurant is 38㎡. The main menu is seafood . This shop was open for a long time when there was a fish market in Tsukiji. Finally, They were able to open the restaurant in this new location.
The keywords of the interior design are “grid”,”wood” and”white”. The reason was that we wanted to be able to express cleanliness and continuity. Because it is in a huge building, there are complex rules regarding disaster prevention. Therefore, there are some parts where the above keywords have not been realized. It may be an accent or a familiarity.
This project is located in Yamanashi in Japan that is quiet residential area.
Architects tried to make a big empty box. and tried to make less character and more potency how to live in.
House in Kofu is a minimalist residence located in Yamanashi, Japan, designed by tote Architects. The architects wanted to frame Mt. Fuji using a series of sliding door partitions that opens up the main living area to the outside. The home has two different rooftop balconies that provide visual access to Mt. Fuji while the outer wall is connected with stairs entwined by ivy and moss.
This sweets factory stands on a 16.5㎡ plot in a residential neighborhood. The client has a 12-year old daughter with a mental disability who has found her talent in pastries. The Sweets Factory is designed to fulfill her dream to have her own store and bring joy to people through pastries.
Together with Toyota Motor Corporation, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group unveils Toyota Woven City as the world’s first urban incubator dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of mobility at the foothills of Mt. Fuji in Japan.
Envisioned as a living laboratory to test and advance mobility, autonomy, connectivity, hydrogen-powered infrastructure and industry collaboration, Toyota Woven City aims to bring people and communities together in a future enabled by technology yet grounded in history and nature. The vision, along with an animation by Squint Opera, was presented at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas by the CEO of Toyota, Mr. Akio Toyoda, and BIG Founder Bjarke Ingels.
Client: Toyota Motor Corporation + Kaleidoscope Creative
Collaborators: Squint Opera, Mobility in Chain, Atelier Ten
Project Manager: Yu Inamoto
Project Leader: Giulia Frittoli
Team: Agla Egilsdottir, Alvaro Velosa, Brian Zhang, John Hein, Joseph Baisch, Mai Lee, Margherita Gistri, Nicolas Lapierre, Peter Sepassi, Raven Xu, Samantha Okolita, Shane Dalke, Thomas McMurtrie, Yi Lun Yang, Nasiq Kahn, Jeffrey Shumaker
Architects usually have to deal with many conditions given by clients, especially when designing a house, because it directly affects people’s life. They spend large amount of money in building it and then spend many hours in it once it is built. On the contrary, this project involved few conditions given by our client, because this room would be used as his “second home” and “lounge” for private gatherings and he only needed very basic life functions. His only request for us was to design a “place to enjoy good wine with close friends” and a “table made of solid wood.”
This building is a one-story villa on a site with a great location overlooking the sea.
Living, dining, kitchen, private room, bathroom and study planned on the north side where can see the sea. Each room has a large opening sash that seamlessly connects the terrace, pool, basin and the sea, and sees beautiful sea views. The south side plans to take in the wind while avoiding direct sunlight by planning a courtyard in the living, dining, and kitchen so that direct sunlight does not enter the building directly.
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