Building M
BUILDING M
I.R.A.
ARCHITECTS
International Royal Architecture: I.r.a.
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Eosplus
MANUFACTURERS
Aica, Morita Aluminium Industry, Avelco, E-kenzai
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Daido Kogyo Co.ltd.
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Kasegai Akinori, Tsunakawa Daisuke
PHOTOGRAPHS
Nobuaki Nakagawa
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Tok-tec Architect’s Office
LOCATION
Hiratsuka, Japan
CATEGORY
Houses, Pharmacy
YEAR
2014
AREA
387 m²
Text description provided by architect.
Shops and multiple dwelling house built near the coast A pharmacy on the first floor, a maisonette house on the basement floor and 2nd floor and 3rd floor.
Each floor supported by seven thin columns on the outer circumference, the beam was made into a truss structure and Space without column. Plan to respond to free renovation in the future.
The inclined ceiling formed by the truss beam leads the daylighting from the high window securing privacy to the inside, Moreover, its gradient ceiling surface appears outside, aims to create a facade that has depth and to become a symbol of an impressive city.
