Enviromental Building In Okazaki

Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi

ENVIROMENTAL BUILDING IN OKAZAKI

Henri Gueydan

ARCHITECTS
Henri Gueydan

PHOTOGRAPHS
Toshihisa Iishi

AREA
3000 m²

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Okazaki, Japan

CATEGORY
Mixed Use Architecture, Housing, Renovation

Text description provided by architect.

Close to Nagoya, this environmental building for rental and shops, complements an older type of housing, now fully renovated and colorful.

Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi
Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi

In this rather dreary suburb, the idea is to break with the existing view as if the start making of a new urbanity.

Everything in a tinted ensemble, makes for more socially friendly taste.

But also more personal with every individual dwelling corresponding to a separate color recognizable from the outside.

Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi
Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi
Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi
Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi

The whole 2000m2 project in concrete with exterior insulation and painted colors marks different atmospheres of apartments.

Small apartments in the middle of the building, big ones on the sides and on the top floor. Colors can introduce another way of building the city, giving new codes and perspectives. 

Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi
Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi

The idea is to color daily life but colors are smooth in the interiors of flats.

Outside the colors gives to the horizon something new, as a new environment,. Inside the tones are suggested without being oppressive.


Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi
Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi
Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi
Enviromental Building In Okazaki
© Toshihisa Iishi


Enviromental Building In Okazaki
South Elevation
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North Elevation
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East Elevation
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West Elevation


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GroundFloor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Sixth Floor Plan
Enviromental Building In Okazaki
Roof Plan