alphaville architects . photos: © Toshiyuki Yano
Located in a typical commercial building type in Sungsoo district, an industrial district being transformed into a cultural hub, the new home of Nara Cellar’s wine store embodies the coexistence of the new and the old as part of the design operation. Continue reading alphaville architects
Alphaville Architects . photos: © Kei Sugino
Shared house in Kyoto. Continue reading Alphaville
ALPHAVILLE Architects . photos: © Toshiyuki Yano
Nishinomiya city is located between Osaka and Kobe. The site is fifteen minutes walk from the station in a residential district where the same size plots align. Since there is a district ordinance to order 50 centimeters set back from plot lines, there is about one-meter width space between houses. Every house fixes windows there, but curtains are shut, anxious about neighbors’ eyes. In the half-baked crowed town, we considered what is comfortable sense of connection to the city through daylighting. Continue reading Alphaville
ALPHAVILLE . Photos: © Shigeo Ogawa
At the center of Osaka, We designed a residence that is composed of three buildings sandwiching two courtyards, so as to bring light to a narrow site surrounded by neighboring houses on three sides. As each building will hold one-room-sized space on each floor, we decided to connect rooms with tube-shaped corridor and staircase that cross the courtyards.
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ALPHAVILLE architetcts . photos Kei Sugino . K Takeguchi
This is a residential house located on a narrow site in the centre of Kyoto, the old capital of Japan. The area is lined with traditional wooden townhouses. While inheriting the advantages of townhouses, we intended to overcome their drawbacks and create a comfortable and enjoyable space. Continue reading ALPHAVILLE architects
