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Apartment in Kamitakada by Takeshi Yamagata Architects
Japanese firm Takeshi Yamagata Architects have squeezed four buildings containing nine apartments onto a small suburban site in Tokyo.
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Apartment in Kamitakada sits on a 300 square-metre site with apartments ranging from thirty to sixty square metres.
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Curved, perforated steel fences meander across the site to enclose a private garden and entrance for each flat.
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The apartment blocks are a steel-frame construction and range from two to four storeys.
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Here's some more from the architects:
Apartment in crowded area of Tokyo
This is a rental apartment for single and young couple in Tokyo.
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The site is in the residential area where the atmosphere of downtown remains.
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A lot of old wooden houses have been overcrowded in the surrounding.
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In crowded area of Tokyo, we planned the bright and comfortable apartment where charm of living in downtown is felt.
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Open atmosphere like private house
This building is 4 stories high, and is composed of the first floor part build on a full site and the upper floor part divided into four houses.
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There are 9 units, from 30 sq m to 60 sq m. In the first floor, the curved walls divide the full site into each units including outside space.
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The units have private approach and garden. Although each unit is very compact, but can get bright and open atmosphere like private house.
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The curved wall in the garden is made from the steel fence, and shows a clear boundary, yet very open. So, all of the private gardens are independent space, but are also slightly connected to a large garden network.
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By this reason, the first floor has open and comfortable space compared with general apartment.
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In the upper floor, the building is separated into four houses, accordingly light and the wind reach the garden ground.
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From the top floor, we can look over the surrounding towns, and enjoy the atmosphere of downtown.
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Our attempt is to create living spaces with new charm by utilizing the typical living environment in Tokyo.
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Combined structure
The structure is a steel-frame building.
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Four simple box-shaped houses transmit an earthquake power to the outdoor wall through a horizontal brace in the second floor level.
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The basics of structure that cropped out outdoors are united and, as a whole, become one stable building.
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