The way how to take distance correspond to the changing city.

© Masao Nishikawa

Architects: Motoki Ishikawa Architect & Associates

Location: Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Area: 106.88 m2

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Masao Nishikawa

© Masao Nishikawa

From the architect. The way how to take distance correspond to the changing city.The project area is a residential area surrounding by buildings, including the front path, consequently all building stands too close to be seen by each other. Even residential area, we can say it will be continue changing because there are many kinds of scenery of many kinds of periods. It can be say not only for city but also for the situations of residents living here. I thought the architecture should be considered the city view and have good distance with surroundings, and have to think about the crowded situation, changing of peripheral part and the life of future residents.
© Masao Nishikawa

The construction is divided in the building where each person spends time and where family gather, by the stairs room. The strongly reinforced pent-roof bind the two buildings. For the result of the layout, each buildings surrounding the approach and the pent-roof barrier for circumference that also controlling proportion, the approach acquires compatibility like inner court. This closed, th...