Katsutoshi Sasaki +Associates

Oshikamo

OSHIKAMO

 Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates

Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano

ARCHITECTS
Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates

PHOTOGRAPHS
Toshiyuki Yano

AREA
101.0 m²

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Japan

CATEGORY
Houses

Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano

Text description provided by architect.

PREREQUISITE

The lot is located in a residential area and is surrounded by neighboring housings, with a mother's house on its west. Requests for the house include:

encourages the family to spend time together (rather than isolating anyone) / spatial / bright with plenty of natural light.

Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano
Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano

PLOT

The family space is arranged at the center of the site. The private space is arranged at the edge of the site , and they connect gradually by the one volume.

Distance among rooms and curved spaces provide adequate privacy.

Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano
Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano
Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano

Each rooms are indistinctly connected to each other via central space.

INDISTINCT

That indistinct connection is the key concept of this house, expressing the spatial relationship (not on/off relationship) among the rooms. Like a photo out of focus.

INVISIBLE ONE ROOM

You can grasp the space visually if the entire space is visible.

Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano
Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano

You can let your consciousness develop the space if not all is visible. Like walking in a path, not sure of what is ahead.

AMBIGUOUSLY

Spaces divided by straight lines relate to rationally. Spaces connected with curving lines relate to ambiguously. Like a drop of milk in coffee.

Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano
Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano

CONNECTION

What interests us is how rooms connect to each other, more than how a room is made.

What interests us is the “air” that curves, crosses, and diffracts. Like a cloud, constantly moving without having definite shape.

Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano


Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano
Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano


Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano
Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano
Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano


Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano
Oshikamo
© Toshiyuki Yano


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Section and Elevation


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Site Plan

Katsutoshi Sasaki +Associates
T +81 565 291521
Katsutoshi Sasaki +Associates
4-61-3 Tanaka-Cho Toyota-Shi Aichi 471-0845, Japan