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'twin-bricks' glass block house by atelier tekuto
in 2004, atelier tekuto produced its first glass block house. 4 years later, they have now
finished their second in the ‘second glass block series’ with the third one on its way.
dubbed ‘twin-bricks’, the house consists of two wings. these two wings house 5 rental
units and the owner’s two family house. it is located in a quiet residential neighbourhood
in saitama, japan. the owner’s living quarters are closer to the road in order to service
their car collection. using glass blocks as a decorative and structural material was first
developed by the studio when they built the first glass block house.
the “crystal brick” completed previously, enables these alc panels, not only glass blocks,
as aseismatic elements in order to improve cost-effectiveness. the physical similarity of
glass blocks and alc panels was focused and this structure was realized after a series
of experiments. with alc panels randomly located, walls, columns and beams cannot be
clearly distinguished, therefore, an intriguing spatial composition is materialized.
http://www.tekuto.com
designboom interview with atelier tekuto's lead architect, yasuhiro yamashita
photos by makoto yoshida
atelier tekuto: crystal brick II
exploring one of le corbusier's 'five points of architecture', the design creates a non-supporting 'free facade' through a system of glass blocks, steel flat bars, and ALC panels.
atelier tekuto: twin megaphone
bisected volumes taking the form of trapezoids are set within an inclined grade to allow natural daylight to enter the interior spaces of this residence in tokyo, japan.
atelier tekuto: earth-bricks
this single family residence in chiba, japan has been constructed with 2,600 custom bricks formed from a mixture of soil and magnesium oxide, a readily available and biodegradable additive.
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