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Duplex House in Tokito by Hidehiro Fukuda Architects
Japanese studio Hidehiro Fukuda Architects have completed this house lined with oriented strand board in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
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Called Duplex House in Tokito, the project was designed to house two families.
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The two adjacent faceted rectangular structures are connected by a central corridor.
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Little square windows are arranged irregularly.
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See also: Double House by Tsuyoshi Kawata.
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Photographs are by Hidehiro Fukuda.
Here's a bit of text from the architects:
duplex house in tokito
''duplex house in tokito'' was designed to function as both a two-family home and an atelier, in a quiet residential area in Hakodate City, Hokkaido.
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''Paper crane'' was employed as our design concept, because we wanted to express the two generation’s long, happy life together. In Japan there is a tradition to give ''origami cranes'' to loved ones, wishing them a long life.
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We allocated two layers of space on the park side, and one layer on the neighbor’s house side, leaving a narrow space in the center. This narrow interspace became a path which connects the entrance hall and the terrace.
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Even though it was inside of the house, we chose the same materials as the house exterior for the walls, and a transparent material for the roof, so that the parents who have a difficulty going out the door could feel as if they were outside.
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The space architecture is constructed in order to represent the same philosophy as the room appearance. At the area appearing like a bird, opening her wings, an atelier and the Buddhist altar rooms are settled.
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Where the area looks like a bird resting, a living room and a bed room are settled. Structural design, done by Ryouzo Umezawa, is created only by the periphery. So, the partition wall can be placed freely.
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The wall is entirely represented in white. All rooms are connected with white space and passages. Diagonal lines joining roofs represent orientation of the interior landscape transforming gradually.
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Architects: Hidehiro Fukuda architects
Location: hakodate, hokkaido,japan
Project architect: Hidehiro Fukuda , Hajime Kagoshima
Structural engineer: Ryozo Umezawa
Project area: 152.28sqm
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