Mikumizaka Flats / Hiroyuki Ito Architects

Mikumizaka Flats / Hiroyuki Ito Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
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Text description provided by the architects. The project is composed of a series of detached rooms (of about 6 Tatami mats) connecting to form apartments inside a post and beam structure. Each apartment in the building was designed individually with consideration of the site’s conditions, orientation, and floor level. As a result, none of the apartments and floors are identical.

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The finishing materials of the rooms were selected in a similar manner. Three different sets of materials were used to accommodate various programs. Alongside diagonal walls, half-arch elements were used in two orientations (plan and section) to connect non-tangent diagonal rooms.

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The distinctive shapes of these curved partitioning walls suggest the presence of further dwelling units and common areas beyond, whilst the repetition of the exposed structure through rooms provokes a sense of expansiveness transcending any physical boundaries.

Mikumizaka Flats / Hiroyuki Ito Architects - Interior Photography, Windows, Facade
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By presenting a continuous environment that stretches from the individual apartment through the entire building and out into the surrounding neighborhood, each dwelling unit is positioned in relation to a wider context.

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Address:Tokyo, Japan

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Cite: "Mikumizaka Flats / Hiroyuki Ito Architects" 12 Apr 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1015500/mikumizaka-flats-hiroyuki-ito-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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