The Todoroki Ravine is a windy location. Running through a dense urban forest, the air provided near the ground is humid while dry winds constantly blow up towards the sky. The design of the house has been defined by focusing on these two contrasting environmental conditions and through the studies of primitive architectures pieces from both humid and arid areas around the world.

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Architects: Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Lead Architects: Naoki Hayasaka, Haruki Nakayama

Project Team: Mariko Abe, Matteo Lunanova, Ryosuke Baba, Nana Sugiura, Yosuke Tsukamoto, Kenji Hada

Area: 188.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Yuna Yagi
Structure: Yasuhiro Kaneda Structure

Construction: Eiko Construction

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Text description provided by the architects. The Todoroki Ravine is a windy location. Running through a dense urban forest, the air provided near the ground is humid while dry winds constantly blow up towards the sky. The design of the house has been defined by focusing on these two contrasting environmental conditions and through the studies of primitive architectures pieces from both humid and arid areas around the world.

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Ground + First floor plan

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ATTA attempted to combine the various building types that have been shaped into these wet and dry environmen...