Lattice
Apollo Architects & Associates
ARCHITECTS
Apollo Architects & Associates
PHOTOGRAPHS
Masao Nishikawa
AREA
101 M²
YEAR
2013
LOCATION
Tokyo, Japan
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
The site is located in a highly populated residential area in eastern Tokyo.
The facade of the house for single residents is entirely covered with wooden louvers.
In order to ensure a piloti style garage to park a large-sized car in the long and narrow lot, an RC thin rigid frame was employed.
The front and back spaces are loosely connected by the see-through stairs that are located at the center.
The upper floor has a stereoscopic composition via a split level with an open ceiling.
Sunlight showers down from the penthouse and fills the enclosed small area, and casts deep shadows in the brutal space.
