AIRY HOUSE
Ikimono Architects
ARCHITECTS
Ikimono Architects
YEAR
2009
LOCATION
Japan
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
This part-café/part-house by Ikimono Architects revolves around the relationship between the outside and inside.
The client specifically requested that everything start from the connection to the outside. The strong but simple exterior is comprised of two rectangular forms that sit perpendicular to each other.
Each of these forms takes on a different program to accommodate the dual needs of the client.
The downstairs of both forms are fairly open to the outside with the residential form being narrower to satisfy a transition to the more secluded living quarters.
The upstairs living area is distinctly different from the other spaces with more refined materials and a greater sense of enclosure.
In regards to materials, the client is a specialist in metalworking, and he made the stainless steel products such as the stairs, kitchen, and external eaves.
The selection of the exterior metal cladding was also the client’s selection. With the scarcity of physical barriers, material was also used as transition tool.
