be fun design: cycling house
<p>referencing the urban infrastructure of the region, the apartment building features a narrow entrance passage that leads to the center of the layout, serving as an extension of the city's alleyways. </p>
‘cycling house’ by be-fun design in sumida, tokyo, japan all images courtesy be-fun design image © masaya yoshimura
japanese architects be-fun design has completed ‘cycling house’, an apartment building in the downtown area of sumida, tokyo, japan. situated on a 70 m2 flagpole-shaped plot along the sumida river bank, the design features an alley-like entrance that creates a private entranceway for the inhabitants.
street view image © masaya yoshimura
referencing the urban infrastructure of the region, the curvilinear passageway is an extension of the city’s alleys which draws the approach to the centre of the two-storey building. a short elevation is visible from the street which bends in on itself to generate a 2 meter-wide chasm between itself and an adjacent structure. by utilizing rounded out corners, the exterior surface is visually extended in a continuous sweep.
views of alleyway entrance images © masaya yoshimura
image © masaya yoshimura
accommodating eight independent units with separate entrances, the layout of the interior fans out from the central entry point. the design takes advantage of every square footage available, creating narrow but multi-level apartments within. while the building’s volume and overall height allows for two-storeys, partial floor slabs and loft platforms placed at varying levels result in small, separated areas and nooks. the design balances out the tight layout with generous vertical voids, visually extending the sense of space through a singular white finish.
entrance of a unit image © masaya yoshimura
stairs and ladders connecting levels images © masaya yoshimura
kitchen image © masaya yoshimura
stairs images © masaya yoshimura
image © masaya yoshimura
images © masaya yoshimura
the entrance passageway at night image © masaya yoshimura
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floor plan / level 0
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project info:
site area: 220.9 m2 building surface: 146.17 m2 total floor surface: 292.35 m2 structure: wood
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