YIH

Taito, Japan

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YIH

Taito, Japan

Firm

aat+makoto yokomizo, architects Inc.

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2014

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

Undisclosed

This small house is located deep within the alley of Yanaka, Taitou-ku. From the site facing the temple, a persimmon tree and a cherry tree can be seen over the gravestone. This scenery has not changed since the Edo era. Many temples are located in this 1 square km neighborhood of approximately 18,000 people. In present Tokyo, those graveyard are valuable open spaces. The client spent a limited budget effectively to make the skeleton of the house as a initial setting of the house which will change with the growth of the family in future. It was demanded from the client that we drew out the fascination of the site enough. We planned the plan, the section to contain the spiral kineticism continuing from the alley to the roof.