Article source: Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects

This project is for an addition to the former premises of a company that we had built a new building for 2 years ago. With almost no changes to the original, the addition is structurally separated, with the washroom, kitchen, entrance and stairs and main circulation of the building now provided by the addition. In order to preserve the amount of parking and stay within the building footprint limitation, the building has a shallow plan of 2x20m allowing for the conversion to be completed within the allowable budget and time frame. This is architecture of the ‘facade’.

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• Architects: Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects
• Project: Nakagawa Office Extension
• Location: Nara city, Japan
  
• Photography: Yasutaka Yoshimura
• Principal use: Office
• Structure: Steel
• Stories: 2
• Completion date: Sep/2012
• Site area: 677.10q.m
• Building area: 374.34sq.m
• Total floor area: 698.06sq.m
• Max. height: 9,346mm
• Client: Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten
• Structural engineer: Mitsuda Structural Consultants
• MEP: Kankyo Engineering
• General contractor: Shibutani

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