archiplace: house in kagurazaka

‘house in kagurazaka’ by archiplace in tokyo, japan all images courtesy archiplace image by yasukawa chiaki

japanese architects archiplace (ishii masahiro, kondo tamiko) has sent us images of ‘house in kagurazaka’, a multi-storey private dwelling in a residential neighbourhood of tokyo, japan. taking up a small footprint due to the restricting size of the site as well as the local setback regulations, the design is a top-heavy volume that features an asymmetrically-pitched roof line that extends the sense of space vertically.

(left) entrance (right) interior view of entry way images by yasukawa chiaki

pushed back from the street line, the design features a single parking space which remains covered by the upper levels of the house. the higher volume reads as a floating structure clad in clean, horizontally running panels of metal. a small outdoor terrace is generated by an excised mass on the second floor.

communal space image by yasukawa chiaki

the internal programs are organized as a series of voids in the space. the main communal area – living, kitchen and dining – are placed on the first floor with differing ceiling height to achieve appropriate levels of openness vs. intimacy. a generous skylight on the angled roof provides abundant sunlight to the loft as well as the rest of the house below.

roof light over the main living space image by yasukawa chiaki

japanese style room image by yasukawa chiaki

(left) from staircase image by yasukawa chiaki (right) office image by archiplace (ishii masahiro)

image by yasukawa chiaki

bedroom image by yasukawa chiaki

schematic diagram

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level +1

floor plan / level +2

floor plan / loft level

project info:

site area: 82.16 m2 building area: 56.67 m2 total floor area: 130.26 m2 structure: reinforced concrete, wood storeys: 3