{"id":40095,"date":"2014-07-07T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/okurayama-apartments\/"},"modified":"2017-04-12T18:11:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T16:11:18","slug":"okurayama-apartments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/okurayama-apartments\/","title":{"rendered":"okurayama apartments"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is an apartment building in Okurayama near the station consisting of 9 dwelling units, each about 50 smq. Rather than build as many units as possible given the site area, we aimed to produce spaces and an atmosphere that people can enjoy living and spending lots of time in. We conceived of the building as bright, layered stacked housing with an enjoyable garden. Courtyard gardens are created such that they open up to the outside of the site from the rectangular shaped three-storied volume that occupies almost all of the site. In this way each garden and room opens toward outside environment while maintaining privacy. The plan has gardens cut through a rectilinear plan making it a continuous strip-shape.<\/p>\n

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photo by Iwan Baan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By cutting this strip-shaped plan randomly, some spaces become inside, some outside terraces. We tried to create the condition where interiors and exteriors are intermingled comfortably and continuously. From windows opening in various directions, people can have different kinds of views such as gardens with a closed and quiet atmosphere, softly curved outside walls or townscapes.<\/p>\n

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photo by Iwan Baan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dwellings are gathered together in relation to the open spaces; one dwelling might have a big room surrounded by a garden on the first floor and small bed room on the upper floor, another dwelling might have a three pronged room and an outside terrace on the second floor, another dwelling might have a big terrace on the third floor. In total, we hope to design enjoyable and comfortable living spaces where different spaces can espouse various different life styles.<\/p>\n