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ARCHITECTS : 23O5 STUDIO LOCATION : THỦ ĐỨC, VIETNAM
ARCHITECTS : TOMOHIRO HATA ARCHITECT AND ASSOCIATESLOCATIONKOBE LEAD ARCHITECT : TOMOHIRO HATA
LOCATION : KOBE, JAPAN AREA : 119.15 M2
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN A TYPICALLY DEVELOPED AREA ALONG THE SLOPES OF KOBE. THE SLOPE WAS SCRAPED OFF, BUT THE
TERRAIN STILL SHOWS THAT CHARACTER.THE GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITION HAS DECIDED FACTORS LIKE WIND DIRECTION, ABUN-
DANT SUNLIGHT, AND VEGETATION.THEY HAVE USED THIS NATURAL BEAUTY TO ITS FULLEST.THEYTHOUGHT ABOUT HOW HUMAN
BEINGS WILL INHABIT THIS ARCHITECTURE; WHICH RESTORES THE ENVIRONMENT WITH THE SLOPE INCLUDING THE SURROUND-
INGS. THEYAIMED AT A SPACE WHERE THE CLIENT COULD LITERALLY “LIVE ON THE SLOPE”, WHERE THE INSIDE HARMONIOUSLY
CONTINUES WITH THE OUTSIDE, WHILE MOVING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TWO.
THEY DECIDED TO LAY DOWN WALLS LAMINATED WITH ARCHES THAT SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZES THE PLAN OF SHIFTING THE
STRUCTURE BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER LEVEL, BY RECEIVING THE FORCE FROM ABOVE IN A PYRAMIDAL SHAPE.
ACCORDINGLY, THE SPACE COMPOSITION CHANGES FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK, BY CONNECTING THE WALLS LIKE A
ROMANESQUE FAÇADE. THIS MAKES THE ARCHITECTURE NOT RESIST THE DYNAMICS, BUT ALLOW FREE SPACE STACKING.
THROUGH THE CONCEPTION AND PRACTICE OF THIS ARCHITECTURE, THEY HOPE TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF A WAY TO ADOPT
THE VVTERRAIN WITH SLOPES AND TO EMBODY THE RICHNESS OF LIVING IN SLOPES OBEDIENTLY.
T H E H U T
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE : NGÔ VIỆT KHÁNH DUY PROJECT YEAR : 2017
THE HOUSE IS DESIGNED FOR YOUNG COUPLES. AFTER THE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, THEY DEMAND A QUIET AND PEACEFUL SPACE.
THE HUT IS LOCATED FAR AWAY FROM THE CENTER, BUT IS NESTLED IN A DEVELOPING AREA. FURTHUR IT HAS MANY VEGETATION
INSIDE WHICH REDUCES THE FEEL OF PLASTICNESS IN THIS URBANISED AREA.THE HOUSE IS DESIGNED FOR YOUNG COUPLES.
AFTER THE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, THEY DEMAND A QUIET AND PEACEFUL SPACE. THE HUT IS LOCATED FAR AWAY FROM THE CENTER,
BUT IS NESTLED IN A DEVELOPING AREA.DOOR - IN THE OVERALL SPACE, WE DESIGN ONLY ONE MAIN DOOR TO REACH THE
HOUSE.
THE HOUSE AS A SEAMLESS CONNECTION, THERE IS NO LIMIT BETWEEN HOME AND GARDEN - FEELING FREEDOM. WE USE THE
IRON SHELVES AS A WAY OF POSITIONING BETWEEN THE LIVING ROOM AND THE PORCH, BUT DO NOT LOSE THE VENTILA-
TION.THE KITCHEN SPACE IS SEPARATED BY NATURAL - LIGHT, COMBINING A SMALL GARDEN WITH SOME VEGETABLES FOR
COOKING. SMALL GARDEN LIKE A WIND TRAP CIRCULATES THE AIR TO THE HOUSE. THE CONTINUITY IS LONG, THE BEDROOM IS
ARRANGED AT THE END OF THE HOUSE COMBINED WITH A GARDEN, THE ROOM OPENS THE WINDOW TO THE NATURAL SPACE.
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ARCHITECTS : NEOGENESIS+STUDI0261 LOCATION : SURAT, INDIA
AREA : 6000.0 FT2 LEAD ARCHITECTSCHINMAY LAIWALA, JIGAR ASARAWALA, TARIKA ASARAWALA
THE PROJECT AIMS AT CREATING AN ECONOMICALLY MODEST BUILT FORM FOR AN AGRICULTURIST AND HIS FAMILY. ABSTRAC-
TION OF URBAN FARMING COULD BE SEEN IN BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SPACES. THE DESIGN USES THE NATURAL LIGHT AND
THE BUILT FORM TO ITS ADVANTAGE. THE SITE ABUTS ACCESS WAY ON THE SOUTH AND OTHER TWO SIDES BY ADJOINING
STRUCTURES. ITS LOCATION IS PECULIAR AS THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE CITY FRINGES.THE SURROUNDING DWELLING UNIT
COMPRISES OF PECULIAR SEMI-URBAN ROW HOUSES. SOUTH FACADE HAS THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND IS FLANKED BY A SERIES OF
BALCONIES AND STEPPED TERRACE ON EACH FLOOR.
ACTIVITIES ARE DISTRIBUTED ON VARIOUS LEVELS- SEMI-PRIVATE SPACES ON THE GROUND FLOOR WHILE PRIVATE SPACES ON UPPER
FLOORS. THE HEART OF THE STRUCTURE IS THE DOUBLE HEIGHT COURTYARD WHICH IS EMBELLISHED WITH CREEPERS AND CLIMBERS.
THE GREEN CURTAIN CUTS THE DIRECT ENTRY OF WEST SUNLIGHT INSIDE THE HOUSE AND CREATES A BUFFER.THE VIEW FROM THE
SPACES OFFERS A GLANCE OF A VOLUMINOUS COURTYARD. THE SHAPE OF THE TEMPLE IS EVOLVED FROM THE FORM OF SHIKHARA –
A FEATURE OF HINDU TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE. TEMPLE WITH TRIPLE HEIGHT FACTOR ACTS AS A WIND TUNNEL WITH A MECHANICAL
EXHAUST FAN. CIRCULAR WINDOWS IN THE BEDROOM, OUT LOOKING THE LANDSCAPE SERVES AS A NATURAL PICTURE FRAME. THE
BASIC BUILDING MATERIALS ARE KEPT IN ITS NATURAL FORM AND TEXTURE TO COMPREHEND THE NATURALITY OF FLORA.
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ARCHITECTS :3R ERNESTO PEREIRA LOCATION : MARCO DE CANAVESES, PORTUGAL
AREA : 140.0 M2 ARCHITECT IN CHARGE : ERNESTO PEREIRA
LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT, IT IS INDEED THE SENSATIONS WE EXPERIENCE THAT LEAVE THEIR MARK AS WE THINK, WALK AND LIVE
THROUGH IT.THIS PROJECT WAS CLEARLY INSPIRED BY THE PLACE, A PIECE OF LAND SURROUNDED BY CHESTNUT TREES, INCREDI-
BLY RIPPED INTO THE MOUNTAIN, FLANKED BY A STREAM THAT FLOWS DOWN THE HILLSIDE AND A MAGNIFICENT OPEN VIEW OF
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VALLEY PERFECTLY NESTLED INTO THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE.WHETHER INDOORS OR OUTDOORS,
LIVING IN THE FOREST OR WITH THE FOREST, EXPOSED OR IN COMMUNION, A DISTINCT PROJECT, WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO
EXPLAIN BUT WHICH FUELS THE WILL TO LIVE.
IT WAS THIS BUCOLIC SCENARIO THAT LED TO AN ENTERPRISE THAT HAD NO INTENTION OF IMPOSING ITSELF ON THE SURROUND-
ING NATURE, BUT RATHER BLENDING, HIDING AND TRANSFORMING WITH IT. IT GAVE RISE TO THE “CLOAKED HOUSE” CONCEPT.THIS
IS HOW THE HOUSE LANDS ON THE LOCATION AND THE “DEVIATES” FROM THE EXISTING TREES, EMPHASIZING THE LIGHTNESS
ATTITUDE AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE SURROUNDING NATURE. THE TWO BLADES – THE ROOF AND THE FLOOR – OPEN ONTO
THE LANDSCAPE AND ARE PUNCTUATED WHENEVER ENCOUNTERING A TREE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN PATIOS THAT INTRODUCE
DYNAMISM AND MOVEMENT INTO A HOUSE MARKED BY A WELL-DEFINED RHYTHM OF THE WOODEN PILLARS, WHICH SUPPORT THE
GARDEN-TOPPED ROOF. THE REST IS TRANSPARENCY, GLASS, WHICH IS THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT MAKES SENSE IN THIS SCENARIO.