House in Sakado

Sakado, Japan

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House in Sakado

Sakado, Japan

Firm

LEVEL Architects

Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2005

This
two-generation home was designed for a family who shares a love for two
particular cars, an Alfa Romeo 155 and 157. This site, with its extremely large
19 meter, south-facing street condition, gave rise to the idea of a “Façade
Design”, a focal point of this project.
The
center of activity within the home lies in the Living, Dining, and Kitchen
area, all of which was raised to the second level. The washrooms and utilizes
serves as the core of the home, allowing each family a separate horizontal
division within the design. The concrete constructed core is left as and finished
to express this material, the material that allowed for the freedom to the
extent of apertures within the residence. Although the core and washrooms areas
are designed to be shared, the kitchen takes into consideration of the future
separation of the families and is designed with two separate utilities systems.
The entire floor is designed without closing off any rooms or activity spaces,
creating a flexible and open plan for this two-generation home.
Although
the second floor is the center of living, the first floor holds an especially
important activity location for the family. This glass-encased parking space
becomes a sort of a showroom/ display area for their favorite cars. This
family, who enjoys sharing many other interests besides their love of their
Alfa 155 and 157, is given a hobby room on the first floor as well, creating a
cohesive connection to all shared activities. On the days off, to take into
consideration a group gathering of those who share an affinity for the Alfa
cars, a maintenance pit is embedded into the floor with the large scale of
1meter wide, 3meters long, and 1meter deep.
The
façade design is realized with a tensile construction method, utilizing the
concrete core as the center, and the living areas constructed out of steel to
be raised up and strung from the center, creating a balanced structural form.
It is in the lifted first floor that the glass is set, creating that showcase
space. Sectionally, the design incorporates a 16 meter long balcony on either
side of the 2.7 meter tall second floor, with a longer overhang on the South
side than the North, taking into consideration the amount of sunlight which
would penetrate the room. Sunlight filtering is also taken into consideration
with the balcony floor material, grated metal, so that light can be transferred
to the first floor as well. These balconies, which extends out from the living
space, is surrounded by a low-height wall, creating an overall large and open
space, as well as a private space for the family.

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House in Sakado

Sakado, Japan

House in Sakado

Sakado, Japan

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