HOUSE IN MATSUBARA
The design of HOUSE IN MATSUBARA translates the character of a machiya, a traditional Japanese townhouse, into a contemporary language of architecture.
The building is designed around a central pavilion, placed in the middle of a long, narrow site enclosed by high concrete walls. The two secluded gardens at the front and back of the house create a natural breeze across the house, ensuring a cool microclimate during the hot summer. On the other hand, the exposed concrete walls retain heat from the sunlight filtering through the skylights during the cold winters.
The front garden emulates a roji, a Japanese tea garden, while the back garden is more private, catering to the attached bedroom.
The structure combines concrete bearing walls with prefabricated steel panels as the floor slab, resulting in a significant reduction in construction time (Light-steel Panel Unit System).
- LOCATION
- Setagaya, Tokyo,JP
- PROGRAM
- Residence
- YEAR
- 2001
- SIZE
- 151.04 sqm
- STRUCTURE
- Reinforced concrete + light-steel panel unit system
- LEAD ARCHITECT
- Satoshi Okada
- TEAM
- Eisuke Aida, Lisa Tomiyama
- COLLABORATORS
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- STRUCTURAL DESIGN:
- Kenta Masaki
- CONTRACTOR:
- Kadowaki kensetsu co.
- PHOTO CREDITS:
- Hiroyuki Hirai
