Tag: Chidori StudioMostrar todas las entradas

chidori studio . photos: © Yasuhiro Nakayama

Attracted by the spacious site and the surrounding environment with its old townscape at the foot of Mt. Hakusan, one of Japan’s three sacred mountains, the young couple sought a one-story house with a large garden and open living, dining, and kitchen areas. Thanks to the clean water flowing from the mountains, traditional industries such as sake breweries, soy sauce, miso, and koji still remain in the surrounding area, and this site is also surrounded by a group of sake brewery buildings. Continue reading chidori studio

Chidori Studio . photos: © Yasuhiro Nakayama

This project is two-story wooden house in the education area of ​​Kanazawa City. There are a lot of green and plenty of public spaces such as parks, schools, and stadiums around this area. The vacant lot behind the premises was once a bank dormitory, and beyond that you can see the greenery of the stadium. The client requested “a house with a large opening to this greenery”, but there was a possibility that a large building could be built in the vacant lot behind the site. Therefore, we set up a large terrace, which was one of the requests, at a position that connects the greenery and the T-junction of the front road, and decided to open the LDK through this terrace. Looking at the building from this T-junction, the large hollow-like terrace cut into the building creates a blank space in the crowded residential area, and the green and sky of the stadium behind the residential area are visible. The terrace is covered with a large roof, making it an easy-to-use outdoor space even in the Hokuriku region, where there is a lot of rainfall and snowfall. Continue reading Chidori Studio

Chidori Studio . photos: © Yasuhiro Nakayama

‘Hokuriku Residence is an experiment for discovering the possibilities of architecture through the historical connections of this area. Continue reading Chidori Studio