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House_Nw
Type
YEAR
2010
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
House_Nw -five levels on a small plot of land, achieving different degrees of communicationHouse_Nw is a reinforced concrete residence that stands on a very small
plot of land of just 43 m2 and has five levels within its structure.
It was designed to establish various communication levels for each area of the
house, aiming to provide a better experience for the individual, among family
members, and with the local community.While modern Japan places more emphasis on the concept of respecting the individual
and communities are on the decline, I believe it is necessary to have some sort
of means within individual sites to try to stop total disintegration and to reconstruct
the unity of local neighbourhoods. House_Nw’s first and second levels are
designed so that they can be used as a point of contact with the local
community (as it is closest to the outside world): the music room on the first
level and library space on the second can also serve as rooms to receive
visitors. The third level provides a bedroom and bathroom, and the fourth serves
as the main room for the family. From the glass door on the fourth level,
floating perforated metal stairs lead up to a fifth level with a Japanese tea
room. So, guests to the house first enter the music room and library, and if permitted
access, they can proceed to the family main room, and only the closest family
guests are invited up to the tea room. The residents are able to adjust the degree
of communication they desire by choosing spaces according to the guest, making
it easier to enjoy livelier communication in more relaxed conditions.Furthermore, each space is designed with various materials according to its
purpose and the client’s requests, but all of the elements are tied in together
through the use of minimum detail in order to maintain a comprehensive balance for
the residence as a whole.Meanwhile, the exterior walls are bare concrete coated with black lean-mix acrylic
paint to enjoy the random mottled effect resulting from the texture of the
surface. This and the steel fixed sash windows painted in black give House_Nw
its striking exterior. Furthermore, the coat of paint continues onto the gable
roof slanting at 45 degrees, contributing to the sense of continuity from the walls
to the roof.
In the daytime, House_Nw enjoys a beautiful black exterior, but at night, the
seven fixed windows facing the front road provide seven warm shades of
essentially Japanese colors through pleated screens made of coloured Japanese
paper and wooden blinds as the house lights shine out towards the neighbourhood.
The visual effect is an emotional experience that will remain in the onlooker’s
mind.*The materials including the beautifully
grained horse-chestnut front door, Japanese cherry birch and chestnut flooring,
bare concrete precast resembling cedar boards, bright yellow walls and
ceilings, clear paint with pine black ink, and honeycomb structure fibre
reinforced plastics (FRP) for the music room door and library space floor are
also major elements that help define the identity of House_Nw. Teruo Miyahara Miyahara Architect
Office
plot of land of just 43 m2 and has five levels within its structure.
It was designed to establish various communication levels for each area of the
house, aiming to provide a better experience for the individual, among family
members, and with the local community.While modern Japan places more emphasis on the concept of respecting the individual
and communities are on the decline, I believe it is necessary to have some sort
of means within individual sites to try to stop total disintegration and to reconstruct
the unity of local neighbourhoods. House_Nw’s first and second levels are
designed so that they can be used as a point of contact with the local
community (as it is closest to the outside world): the music room on the first
level and library space on the second can also serve as rooms to receive
visitors. The third level provides a bedroom and bathroom, and the fourth serves
as the main room for the family. From the glass door on the fourth level,
floating perforated metal stairs lead up to a fifth level with a Japanese tea
room. So, guests to the house first enter the music room and library, and if permitted
access, they can proceed to the family main room, and only the closest family
guests are invited up to the tea room. The residents are able to adjust the degree
of communication they desire by choosing spaces according to the guest, making
it easier to enjoy livelier communication in more relaxed conditions.Furthermore, each space is designed with various materials according to its
purpose and the client’s requests, but all of the elements are tied in together
through the use of minimum detail in order to maintain a comprehensive balance for
the residence as a whole.Meanwhile, the exterior walls are bare concrete coated with black lean-mix acrylic
paint to enjoy the random mottled effect resulting from the texture of the
surface. This and the steel fixed sash windows painted in black give House_Nw
its striking exterior. Furthermore, the coat of paint continues onto the gable
roof slanting at 45 degrees, contributing to the sense of continuity from the walls
to the roof.
In the daytime, House_Nw enjoys a beautiful black exterior, but at night, the
seven fixed windows facing the front road provide seven warm shades of
essentially Japanese colors through pleated screens made of coloured Japanese
paper and wooden blinds as the house lights shine out towards the neighbourhood.
The visual effect is an emotional experience that will remain in the onlooker’s
mind.*The materials including the beautifully
grained horse-chestnut front door, Japanese cherry birch and chestnut flooring,
bare concrete precast resembling cedar boards, bright yellow walls and
ceilings, clear paint with pine black ink, and honeycomb structure fibre
reinforced plastics (FRP) for the music room door and library space floor are
also major elements that help define the identity of House_Nw. Teruo Miyahara Miyahara Architect
Office
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