House F | IDO, KENJI ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO

December 19, 2012 · by darko svilar · in JAPANESE architecture, residential

view from the street

‘House F’ is designed for a couple, and is a wooden three stories house that is built at urban narrow site. Around the site is the mixed-use area where small houses, small factories, and small office buildings coexist together without any harmony.

tatami room with connection to the outside garden

The client requested a garden in the south side of the site, and decided to make a building three stories to secure required rooms.

staircase to the first floor

It aimed at a quiet, soft space with the wood and the paint finished wall.

living room + dining room

The space with a brightness and openness was secured, and the space was contrasted with spaces with density.

kitchen

view from the kitchen to the living/dining area

bathroom

The beam of the void where the wind pressure had been received and the counter of kitchen were produced in the same material, elements were united, and “Meaning” of the beam and the counter was obscured.

study room

I made “the blank” where the light and the color tone change by progress of time were felt.

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site plan

floor plans

sections

elevations

architects: IDO, KENJI ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO
location: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
function: house for a couple
project team: Kenji Ido (architect in charge)
structural engineering: Taguchi Atelier Planning Structure / Masakazu Taguchi
site area: 102.58 m²
built area: 53.25 m²
total floor area: 116.73 m²
structural system: timber construction (3F)
design period: November 2008 – August 2009
construction period: October 2009 – February 2010
photographs: Takumi Ota _ courtesy of IDO, KENJI ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO