Tato Architects / Yo Shimada 島田陽建築設計事務所

House and Office in Hofu

House and Office in Hofu
The entrance of the store. be planted with the theme "Lemon fragrance and lemon color". Image © Shinkenchiku Sha

HOUSE AND OFFICE IN HOFU

Tato Architects

ARCHITECTS
Tato Architects

CONSTRUCTION
Fukumitsu Juken, Makoto Ikeda

PLANTING
COCA-Z, Tatsuya Kokaji

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Yo Shimada

DESIGN TEAM
Yo Shimada, Keita Kurokoshi

PHOTOGRAPHS
Shinkenchiku Sha

AREA
460 m²

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Hofu, Japan

CATEGORY
Houses, Offices Interiors

“House and Office in Hofu” is a renovation project of a 40-year-old building.

House and Office in Hofu
The courtyard side is seen from the northeast sky. The outer wall surface is retreated from the existing building to create the space under eaves.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
Terrace 2. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha

The steel-frame structured building was remodeled to include various spaces such as living, office, warehouse, shop and more.

The client for this project is the owner of a brewery founded in 1865.

House and Office in Hofu
See the inside of the store from the terrace 2. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
View to the terrace 2.3 from multipurpose room.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha

Apart from the traditional products soy and miso, the company also work on developing new products using the old techniques refined through the brewery’s history.

While the brewing is located elsewhere, the client wanted to create a place with a cleaner atmosphere for other parts of the business ; such as office space, shop and storage space for nationwide distribution of the products.

House and Office in Hofu
View from the kitchen of the office to terrace 3. In the kitchen, trial cooking is conducted.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
© Shinkenchiku Sha

Fortunately, the building for this renovation project was large, so it was possible to create both House and Business within the frame of the existing architecture.

Wanting to bring a part of the brewery’s history into the project, the outer walls was clad in wood, from old miso barrels, disassembled by the client. The charred wood refers both to the brand image but also to its surroundings.

House and Office in Hofu
View to the reception area from the store.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
© Shinkenchiku Sha

The roof and main structure of the building was kept intact and a plan element was inserted into the open space, rotated 45 degrees against the existing buildings grid.

The idea of twisting the spaces 45 degrees is to create a more ambiguous feel between the old and new architecture.

House and Office in Hofu
You can see from the office to the multipurpose room through the terrace 2 to the road.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
Room 1. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha

It also creates diverse spaces under the eaves and courtyards, like wedged pieces of land between square fields.

Due to the mixed-use nature of this building, an unspecified number of people enter and leave daily.

House and Office in Hofu
Bedroom. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
Room 2. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha

Therefore, we choose to place the buildings functions so that they gradually become more private.

The warehouse and shop is located to the north facing the road, the office and prototyping room for product development is placed in the center, and furthest back to the south is the client’s residence.

House and Office in Hofu
View Terrace 1 from Terrace 2. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
View the multipurpose room and office from terrace 2.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha

Looking from one room, the layers of glass doors and walls create depth and gradation, blurring the boundaries between spaces.


House and Office in Hofu
Terrace 4. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
View the entrance from the terrace 2 through the store.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
You can see the entrance from the multi-purpose room through the terrace 2 and the store.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
View from Store to Terrace2.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
Look at the direction of the multipurpose room from the shop through the terrace 2. The depth is blurred by the reflection and transmission of glass.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
View the terrace 1.2 from the front desk through the store.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
View to the terrace 2 from the store.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
Reception. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
Store. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
© Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
View from the office to the kitchen. a hidden door: a house.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
The existing roof creates a space under the eaves on the terrace 1 formed by the newly inserted wall.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha


House and Office in Hofu
Magazine rack. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
View terrace 3 from the bathroom. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha
House and Office in Hofu
The entrance of the store.. Image © Shinkenchiku Sha


House and Office in Hofu
Diagram
House and Office in Hofu
Existing plan


House and Office in Hofu
Bird's eye view

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