EANA: house in hiyoshi
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'house in hiyoshi' by EANA, kanagawa, japan
image © koichi torimura
all images courtesy of EANA
an example in compact living, the rectangular 'house in hiyoshi' by japanese firm EANA is located on a fragment of land on the southern end of a
public park in yokohama city. the three-storey timber frame structure organizes its spaces by manipulating floor-to-height distances to adapt to
future needs. the entry level, which has a lower ceiling, contains two bedrooms, services and storage, over a polished concrete floor foundation.
a staircase leads up to the second-storey and main social space with a kitchen, living and dining room, and has a ceiling at four meters. a large
full-height north-facing window stretches almost to the extents of the walls and looks out over the park, allowing the residents to be first row
spectators over the natural scenery. a thinner metal staircase connects to the third level landing and rooftop terrace. a horizontal strip window
reaches the entire width of the footprint allowing southern light to warm the interior, while the owners may reside in a private exterior space.
entrance alongside the road
image © koichi torimura
main living area
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living room
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large south-facing window with two-directional blinds
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dining area
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(left) stairs to the rooftop terrace
(right) stairs to the private entry level
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entry level with bedroom, services, and storage
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view from the upper loft/ rooftop garden
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rooftop terrace
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bedroom
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living room
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view from the street
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site plan and floor plan / level 0
floor plan / level 1
floor plan / level 2
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project info:
location: yokohama city, kanagawa,japan
principal use: family house
client: undisclosed
construction: genki kensetsu
main structure: timber construction
site area: 104.13 m2
building area: 45.55 m2
total floor area: 91.10 m2
completion: march. 2012
design period: april. 2011 - august. 2011
construction period: september. 2011-march. 2012
project team: EANA | kohei iwasaki,tota abe
brilliant solution and nicely executed.
Even though I prefer curvature, have to admit this is really well thought out and would work really well. Congrats to project team d’-)
apathetic only.
erstaunlich, schön umgesetzt, Kompliment! Schöne Materialen und Proportionen der Fenster. cool
great space to live in!
beautiful architecture!
Very good design, but the stair to roof balcony is a bit dangerous for children.
Need to create more safety design to avoid any child from having a serious fall accident like adding glass to the stair railing.
Anyway, I like the design a lot! Bravo for the project team!
Excelent project, as always, the japanese architecture firms know well the use of the space and to obtain the best results.
cogratulations.
Great house, but I have a feeling that one of the small windows is missing on the project. (I mean the one one the bedroom level)
btw. I don’t know if that’s on purpose, but all the images link to the same file (first one).
its a great house … did you allow me to make a house like this in my country