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NDA [Planter House]
NDA [Planter House]
Yokohama, Japan
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NDA [Planter House]
Yokohama, Japan
Project Featured on Sep 22, 2015
The project NDA (PLANTER) is located on top of a steep slope
in “Yamate Bluff”, Yokohama, Japan. This area offers panoramic views over the
city and the Mount Fuji. In the vicinity there is a small but beautiful park
that has many preserved houses and is popular among tourists. Since I believe
that building design should respect and challenge the potential of an area and
the direct environment, the NDA project is deeply connected to the “Yamate
Bluff Load” characteristics.
The “Yamate Bluff Load” is an area featuring many retaining
walls.The texture and the facades' overall appearance is inspired
by this particularity. Reducing the standard size of the concrete panels affected
the amount of mortar joints, thus creating a somehow more busy pattern. Another
intention was to accentuate the “handmade feel” with a rich variety of concrete
hues and a random layout of the concrete panels.
Several plywood colors were used for the molds in order to
“transfer” the diversity of the hues onto the concrete panels. This technique
could be considered as a natural counterpart of the application of lye.
In addition the project's goal was to combine the
conflicting client's requests : offering large openings to enjoy the
magnificent views, while having some privacy from neighbours.
The building is a wrapped cube where the only necessary
voids are cut off to allow light and air to flow inside. A sense of openness is
given thanks to the big outdoor terraces.
The building itself is almost like a planter. . . .
The layout of the openings follows a vertical and horizontal
imaginary grid.
The cutouts of the facade welcome “plants gardens” on each
floor.
Time alters things, seasons weather stones.
Architecture is a part of that natural process.
Nevertheless I am convinced that architecture can survive
for a long time and co-exist with the surrounding environment.
in “Yamate Bluff”, Yokohama, Japan. This area offers panoramic views over the
city and the Mount Fuji. In the vicinity there is a small but beautiful park
that has many preserved houses and is popular among tourists. Since I believe
that building design should respect and challenge the potential of an area and
the direct environment, the NDA project is deeply connected to the “Yamate
Bluff Load” characteristics.
The “Yamate Bluff Load” is an area featuring many retaining
walls.The texture and the facades' overall appearance is inspired
by this particularity. Reducing the standard size of the concrete panels affected
the amount of mortar joints, thus creating a somehow more busy pattern. Another
intention was to accentuate the “handmade feel” with a rich variety of concrete
hues and a random layout of the concrete panels.
Several plywood colors were used for the molds in order to
“transfer” the diversity of the hues onto the concrete panels. This technique
could be considered as a natural counterpart of the application of lye.
In addition the project's goal was to combine the
conflicting client's requests : offering large openings to enjoy the
magnificent views, while having some privacy from neighbours.
The building is a wrapped cube where the only necessary
voids are cut off to allow light and air to flow inside. A sense of openness is
given thanks to the big outdoor terraces.
The building itself is almost like a planter. . . .
The layout of the openings follows a vertical and horizontal
imaginary grid.
The cutouts of the facade welcome “plants gardens” on each
floor.
Time alters things, seasons weather stones.
Architecture is a part of that natural process.
Nevertheless I am convinced that architecture can survive
for a long time and co-exist with the surrounding environment.
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