FujiwaraMuro Architects

House In Inagawa-cho

HOUSE IN INAGAWA-CHO

FujiwaraMuro Architects

House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)

ARCHITECTS
FujiwaraMuro Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
Katsuya Taira(studioREM)

AREA
116 m²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Kobe, Japan

CATEGORY
Houses

House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)

English description provided by the architects.

The site is in a residential area that has been rezoned. The client's requests included the following:

House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)

The plan should capitalize on the south orientation of the site.

The house should incorporate a triangular roof shape.It should have a distinctive appearance.

The house should provide a place to enjoy his hobby of playing music with his band, friends, and family members.

House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)

In planning the basic layout, we rotated the building by approximately 45 degrees to the south.

By doing so, we intended to give a sense of three-dimensionality to the building and depth to the site, thereby emphasizing the building's presence.

Rotating a single building volume would create too much blank space on the rectangular site.

House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)

To resolve this issue, we decided to treat each room as a separate volume.

We adjusted the layout of each volume to suit the site and optimized the shape according to setback regulations, effectively utilizing the entire site.

Inside the building, volumes of the rooms collide with one another, creating changes in the space, allowing residents to feel these changes as they go about their daily lives.

House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)

Additionally, due to cost constraints, a full-scale soundproofing installation was not feasible.

Therefore, we surrounded the music room with other rooms to enhance soundproofing.


House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)
House In Inagawa-cho
© Katsuya Taira(studioREM)


House In Inagawa-cho
East Elevation
House In Inagawa-cho
North Elevation
House In Inagawa-cho
West Elevation
House In Inagawa-cho
South Elevation


House In Inagawa-cho
Section 1
House In Inagawa-cho
Section 2


House In Inagawa-cho
1F Floor Plan
House In Inagawa-cho
2F Floor Plan
House In Inagawa-cho
Roof Plan

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