A Warm Final Residence

A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa

A WARM FINAL RESIDENCE

Takashi Okuno & Associates

CATEGORY
Houses, Houses Interiors

LOCATION
Japan

ARCHITECTS
Takashi Okuno & Associates

YEAR
2017

PHOTOGRAPHS
Shigeo Ogawa

MANUFACTURERS
Fijiwara Chemical

CONTRACTOR
Momiji Architecture

BUILDING AREA
119.54 m2

TOTAL FLOOR AREA
145.90 m2

Text description provided by architect.

The final residence that offers both comfort and insulation for an elderly couple. 
The husband dislikes air conditioning, and the wife dislikes the heat and prefers to have AC.


A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa
A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa
A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa


 A layout that meets the conflicting wishes of a married couple who have been together for many years.


External aluminum blinds, high-performance sliding wooden window frames, and heat insulating screens are used to enhance the building’ s basic capability to maintain insulation and airtightness and to actively shut out sunlight in the summers and take in sunlight in the winters.


A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa
A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa
A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa

Further, the grounds were surveyed to determine the prevailing wind in order to work out the placement of openings to allow winds to effectively pass through the house.

Based on that, a plan was made for a wind chimney that promotes ventilation caused by temperature differences.

A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa
A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa

To carefully create an enveloping space that offers a sense of safety and groundedness, particular attention was paid to the size of each of the hanging partitions as a way to fine-tune the overall feel.


The potted orchids the favorite of the misplaced by the dining room window seem to foretell the vibrant life that is to come.

A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa
A Warm Final Residence
© Shigeo Ogawa


A Warm Final Residence
Floor Plans


A Warm Final Residence
Section 1
A Warm Final Residence
Section 2