‘house that opens up to its inside’ by florian busch architects, chiba, japanall images courtesy of florian busch architects

 

 

 

commissioned by a local construction company to build a low-cost house that would hold a competitive edge against those of the contractors who build around 90% of the suburbs. the case-study ‘house opens up to its inside,’ offering a new perspective on the archetypal dwellings that sprout up in every environment. in response to the growing issues in suburban density, where homeowners are constructing up to the edge of property line to maximize floor area, the garden is becoming an afterthought that occupies the unwanted or forgotten fragments of spaces in between.

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 2view form the currently empty neighboring lots

 

 

 

japanese firm florian busch architects envisions the house of the future to contain a central courtyard surrounded by two alternating U-shaped volumes that share the garden space. in preparing for the eventual neighboring structures that will surely make use of all the space available up until the plot line, the case study first defines its parameters and defends its borders, allowing the porosity of the internal areas to create a private oasis that remains open, allowing the free movement of air and ventilation through the residence.  the opposed stacked masses create a dynamic flow of circulation around the  garden, through a sequence of spaces that vary in elevation with respect to the ground plane.

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 3entry under the top volume, through the garden

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 4central garden

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 5view into the garden

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 6natural wood stairs

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 7kitchen and dining room

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 8inhabitable stairs lead to the elevated volume

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 9caption

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 10

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 11curtains provide visual privacy

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 12bedroom

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 13central courtyard

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 14solid wooden facade

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 15

 

 

 

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florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 17floor plan / level 0

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 18floor plan / level 1

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 19section

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 20section

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 21elevation

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 22elevation

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 23concept diagram

 

 

florian busch architects: house that opens up to its inside - 24model

 

 

project info:

 

 

project team: florian busch architects: florian busch, sachiko miyazaki, momoyo yamawakistructural engineering: asa (akira suzuki, yosuke kimura)textile design: yoko andocontractor: sudo corp., chibaclient: sudo corp., chibagross floor area: 140m² + 12m² terracestructure: timber frame construction