הבית הפינתי בטוקיו || פרויקטים

Project title: Timeless
Architecture: Satoshi Kurosaki / APOLLO Architects & Associates
Location: bunkyo ward, tokyo, japan
Principal Use: Private housing
Structure: Reinforced Concrete
Site Area: 313.60m2
Structural engineer: motoi nomura structure
Facility engineer: sakamaki facility design office, hiroyuki sakamaki
Lighting engineer: ripple design, ken okamoto
Completion: 2021
Photography: masao nishikawa

הבית בפרוייקט שנציג בכתבה נמצא בשכונת מגורים שקטה במרכז טוקיו נבנה עבור זוג שגר זמן רב בנכס אבל רצה לבנות מחדש משום ששלושת ילדיהם התבגרו ועזבו את הבית. העיצוב החיצוני הפשוט מורכב משני חלקים מסיביים הנערמים זה על גבי זה בניצול המגרש הפינתי, עם חזית של בטון חשוף מוטבע בעץ ארז. החלונות הפונים החוצה מוגבלים לחרכים אופקיים כדי לשמור על הפרטיות ולהגביר את הבטחון.

Inside, the house is defined by two courtyards, one large and the other small, that are arranged in parallel. The main courtyard is on the south side and features a bamboo grove that draws the eye when one steps into the entryway. Because the living room, study, and bedrooms all face onto this courtyard, the clients and their dog can enjoy outdoor time as they please. A smaller slit-shaped courtyard on the north side is also dotted with plantings and serves as a lightwell, filling the first-floor living room and entryway as well as a second living room upstairs with pleasant, diffuse light. 


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa

Deep eaves over the south-facing upstairs windows block direct sunlight, giving the first-floor living room a subdued, formal atmosphere. By contrast, the upstairs living room is more casual and has an attached roof balcony, giving the second floor a different mood. This allows the residents the freedom to move through the house over the course of the day, spending time where they are most comfortable. 

In the post-covid era, residential clients are less interested in rooms with clear functions or houses that are mere collections of individual rooms. Families want homes where they spend meaningful quality time, maintaining both distance and closeness as they cross casually between indoor and outdoor spaces almost as if they were traveling within their own house. We believe that this kind of free environment is what clients will be seeking in residential architecture in years to come.


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa


Timeless. Photo Credit: masao nishikawa