Office Of Kimihiko Okada

Toda House

Toda House

Toda House

Office of Kimihiko Okada

FIRM
Office of Kimihiko Okada

TYPE
Residential › Private House

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Japan

The site is located in a residential area developed on a gentle perch in Hiroshima, overlooking a far view of the Inland Sea and Miyajima.

Toda House
Toda House
Toda House

The land of this area is developed into platforms form with several levels.

The architecture was requested to have a view over the roof of the neighboring house, standing one level lower, and to consider security, for the site is located at the edge of the residential area, and to leave some space for extension when the client opens a small shop in the future.

Toda House
Toda House

To respond to the requests, the house is lifted from the ground.

Like a bird’s nest, it called up architecture’s primary function of relief from disturbance.

Toda House
Toda House

The house is open to the view and yet protected from the fear and environment.

Slab and roof consists of one continuous plate.

Toda House
Toda House
Toda House

The variations of circulation and diverse spatial relations were achieved by placing a penetrating staircase.

The extended plate made possible the future extension and softened the impression from the ground level.

Spandrel wall changes its height accordingly to the thickness of slab.

Toda House
Toda House

Together with the slab, the spandrel wall creates the continuous but various environments.


Toda House
Toda House
Toda House
Toda House


Toda House
Toda House

Office Of Kimihiko Okada
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Office Of Kimihiko Okada
3-18-10,Casa Aobadai 201, Aobadai, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-0042, Japan