Creating architecture shaped by the environment plants Plants make decisions about where to unfurl leaves and extend branches according to the presence and position of plants and other objects in their environment. We were interested in designing architecture that exhibits a similar quality. In this project, we carefully investigated the site and its surroundings, allowing these to shape our building. The site is abutted on three sides by houses, all with windows facing the site. Responding to this, we created a forest-like outdoor space that radiates from site’s four corners like ripples on a pond. The diamond-shaped space remaining at the center of the site became the house’s interior. Viewed from the street and neighboring buildings, the house and its outdoor space - both derived from relationships within the site—resemble a forest, suggesting a new architectural ideal.
general view from the east 从东看过去
View of the balcony 阳台
View of the bedroom 卧室
View of the living 起居室
(left)View of the kitchen 厨房看出去
(mid)View of the stairs 入口楼梯
(right)View of the garden 院子
Diagram 分析
Site 基地
1F Plan & 2F Plan 平面
2F Plan 二层平面
Section 1,2,3 剖面
Forest house in the city
Location: Toyokawa-city, Aichi
Structural engineers: Atsushi Fujio / Fujio and associates
Principal use: private residence, shop
Site area: 245.30m2
Building area: 72.00m2
Total floor area: 137.80m2
Structure: steel frame
Number of storeys: 2 storeys
Completion: August-2012 (in progress)