Residence In Keisen

background-color: rgba(215, 215, 215, 1)

Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura

RESIDENCE IN KEISEN 

Masao Yahagi Architects

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Fukuoka, Japan

AREA
134.77 m²

YEAR
2008

PHOTOGRAPHS
Koichi Torimura

COLLABORATORS
Kuroiwa Structural Engineers

SITE AREA
294.2 m2

ARCHITECTURAL VOLUME
125.98 m2

This one story wooden house is located at new residential area in a suburb of Fukuoka. New housing lots was divided to average area in region and shaped rectangle (almost 300m2 in this area).

Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura

A site with southern road has more value than a site with northern road. It is the typical small-scale development in Japan.

Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura

The sites of both sides of the street face each other because of the rigid division rules.

This house aimed to ensure openness and privacy at the same time even in that circumstance.

Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura

The Clients requested three outer spaces: parking, a courtyard, and a hidden drying laundry space from the street.

V-shaped plan was satisfied them simultaneously as the simplest form. V-shaped house does not face with neighbors, the common spaces are in the west side, and the private spaces are in the east side.

Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura

The fins as structure are lined on the both side of the courtyard. By these fins, the interior space is difficult to see from the street, but family has sight between common space and private space through the courtyard the east-west direction.

Although the structure is basically Japanese traditional wooden construction, 2×4 dimension beams because for economical reason. The east and west wooden construction methods are blended.

Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura

The columns of 50mm×390mm are sandwiched by two of 2×4 dimension beams. The in-between space is used for lighting box, guiderail for sliding doors.

Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura

The interior space are assembled by small peace that allow easy construction and human scales.


Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura
Residence In Keisen
© Koichi Torimura


Residence In Keisen
Plan
Residence In Keisen
Elevations