Tokyo
Site size: 806 square feet
Project size: 2,314 square feet
Program: The client requested a mixed-use building containing retail on the ground floor and living space above.
Location: A shopping street in downtown Tokyo that had been in decline is now undergoing a rapid transformation, with numerous building renovation and infrastructure projects under way, including widening the sidewalk.
Solution: The four-story building contains a noodle shop on the ground floor, the client's residence on the second floor, and a pair of duplex two-bedroom rental units on the third and fourth floors. The architects sought to create a 'moderate conspicuousness' for the building and designed a structure of black-painted, reinforced concrete. Windows angle out to provide texture and shadow.
Construction and materials: Reinforced concrete structure; aluminum window frames; teak and ash interior floors for the residences.
Architect:
KINO architects
A101, 2-16-2 Shimoochiai, Shinjyuku-ku,
Tokyo, 161-0033, Japan
TEL:+81-3-6908-3460
www.masahirokinoshita.com
PeopleArchitect: Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Interior designer: Engineers: Consultant(s): General contractor: Photographer(s): |
ProductsStructural system Roofing Windows Glazing Doors Noodle shop entrance: Metal doors: Wood doors: Sliding doors: Hardware Closers: Pulls: Security devices: Interior finishes Flooring 3F, 4F: residence flooring: clear coat teak, clear coat ash flooring Furnishings Tables: |
