| SUBDIVISION |
| SUBDIVISION |
| year: 2005-2005 use: house location: west tokyo floor: 1basement floor + 1floor structure: RC site area: 146.24m2 building area: 58.41m2 total floor area: 114.75m2 building coverage ratio: 40% floor area ratio: 80% structural design: Yoshio Kimura construction: KY Kensetu photo: Hiroyuki Hirai |
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| The site -- slanting and terraced triangle -- is located in the development site of west Tokyo. The lower part of slanting area is covered with concrete blocks; and the upper part is natural soil. The horizontal area, which is only 50% of the site, is the narrow part of triangle. We designed to make the possibility of this site condition activate -- the horizontal area will be wider by digging and opened to the air without dry-area (in the wider side). The basement, which is the main space of this house, can be more than 40% of the law's maximum footprint and can obtain horizontal spread. The main window is faced to the south so that which has a heat buffer zone made by the bow-window-like limited height and deep depth of the window. The house is mostly underground so that concrete is used, and thoroughly used for the best cost-performance. |