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‘Outside In’ in Yamanashi, Japan by Takeshi Hosaka Architects

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Article source: Takeshi Hosaka Architects

Gradation of scenery, from outdoor area to inside area

The project was launched when I was commissioned to enlarge a house for a couple in their 30’s and their three daughters living in Yamanashi Prefecture. On my first visit there, I found the houses of one story and two stories both stand close together but that there remain some empty lots, farming fields, wooded areas and unpaved roads. I remember that the bounty and generosity of the place inspired me.

Front View (Images Courtesy Koji Fujii / Nacasa&Pertners Inc.)

Architect: Takeshi Hosaka Architects
Name of Project: Outside In
Location: Yamanashi, Japan
Structural engineers: Hirofumi ohno
Photographer: Koji Fujii / Nacasa&Pertners Inc.
Client: Seiichiro Kawaguchi

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Hoto Fudo in Yamanashi, Japan by Takeshi Hosaka Architects

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

The project was planned on the site with Mt. Fuji rising closely in the south and the two sides facing the trunk roads. This building seems to belong to such nature objects as mountains and clouds. It is made from soft geometry, which will not arise from the figures like quadrangles and circles. By continuously operating innumerable polygon mesh points, we have determined the shape that clears the conditions such as the consistency as shell construction and the undulations that ward off rainwater in spite of its free geometry. The RC shell with cubic surfaces creates such spaces as 530 square meters of seats, 140 square meters of kitchens, and 50 square meters of rest rooms, in such a manner that it envelops and opens them.