River Side House in Horinouchi by Mizuishi Architect Atelier
Mizuishi Architect Atelier have designed the River Side House in Horinouchi.
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Description from the architect:
This is a very small house built on the triangle site which the river and the way were crossed and made to the acute angle.For the dead-end road, it became a plan in various regulations for obtaining special permission. Residents are husband and wife and a little girl. Although it was a novel site of a limited area, since a river was faced through a bank and a promenade, I would like to build various relations with the river. The building is the form that cut an acute angle part on a triangle plan derived from the site.Furthermore,it got the maximum volume of hip roof of three planes in restriction of setback-line. Although the level0 floor was a private space,it limits for dividing with the curtain of a race in the door, stairs, storage, etc. except for a bathroom. It enabled it to feel a spread. The level+1 floor is devided into small areas by structural narrow walls,being connected with one by the ridgeline of a roof.So there are different open feelings and the relations with the river each.
1. Dining&kitchen/The west side space up the stairs is the largest planarly, and has high ceiling with a feeling of rise towards the roof top.
2. Living/The central space is low ceilinged,and has full-opening windows on both sides as a balcony and the bay window that spreads outward with a feeling of floating
3. Spare room/The east side space in the deepest is a form which is narrowed down to the direction of flow of the river,and is a space watching the light to insert earlier of the abyss.
4. Loft/The space with two skylights is a space looking down at the river and looking up at the sky.
Location : Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Architect : Kota Mizuishi?Mizuishi Architects Atelier
Structural engineer : Kentaro Nagasaka
Lighting designer : Tatsuoki Nakajima
Contractor : Hirano-kensetu
Site area : 52.14m2
Building area : 29.07 m2
Total floor area : 55.24 m2
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Visit the Mizuishi Architect Atelier website – here.
Photography by Hiroshi Tanigawa
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Filip G on 12 Oct 2011 at 9:10 am #
This is an AMAZING house. Its meek on the outside and surprisingly big on the inside. Clean, elegant, and simple offering with enough space for a family of three with some good size openings! A+ in my book.
Tom Harper on 12 Oct 2011 at 11:46 am #
An ingenious solution that really works.
MS on 12 Oct 2011 at 7:04 pm #
I simply love. I think it is ingeneous without over stretching it’s self. What a delightful and efficient use of space!
nikki b on 12 Oct 2011 at 9:23 pm #
So much natural light! That is integral and well-executed. Reminds me of Patricio Cuello’s 12-inch house.
k.gray on 13 Oct 2011 at 1:55 am #
it looks so small and I’m like ‘HOW?!?!’ but that’s really amazing and I’m very impressed!!!
hulioz on 13 Oct 2011 at 2:49 am #
how come, japan and toilet is not a washlet..
domenico laruccia on 13 Oct 2011 at 3:58 am #
very very very nice and effective solutions!
Angela Cockburn on 13 Oct 2011 at 6:24 pm #
My guess is that those boxes under the living room bench contain traditional tatami or modern cushions. No need for Western furniture to be comfortable.
ferran10 on 18 Oct 2011 at 3:07 am #
in spanish we call CASICASA!
Goza and Tatami on 18 Oct 2011 at 7:58 pm #
Amazing house considering the shape and the size of the land, even the surrounding environment is not attractive at all.
Angela: Tatami is a solid heavy fixture with a prox. 5.5cm core made of rice straw and cannot be folded.On the other hand, Goza is a mat (rug) made of woven soft rush straw and can be folded in just one direction along with the straw.
Tatami requires daily and periodic maintenance and it is not a easy matter, especially if you have child.
Well maintained Tatami with quality is a extremely comfortable fixture, but it is not a exotic material for Japaneses at all.
So in Japan, for a mid class family in a bed town, western style interior fixtures (even in many cases somewhat obsolete) are preferred than traditional one.
Fab on 25 Oct 2011 at 9:45 pm #
Wow !!! A big idea, on a small place. AMAZING