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12/04/2025

12/04/2025

23/09/2024

"Design Proposal: Two Storey Residence."

This architectural concept presents a contemporary two-story residence featuring a distinctive facade characterized by an arch and curve design, complemented by linear patterns. The structure is envisioned to be constructed with concrete, glass, and wood, featuring a balanced integration of materials and design elements.

𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠—𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒.
𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒!

22/09/2024

Case Study.

House in Nishizaki / Studio Cochi Architects

Houses•Okinawa, Japan
Architects: Studio Cochi Architects
Area: 91 m²
Year: 2023
Photographs: Ooki Jingu
Lead Architect: Toshiyuki Igarashi
Structural Designers: RGB structure
Builders: Nansei Corpolation

Text description provided by the architects.
The Nishizaki House is a residence for a family of three. The home is located on reclaimed land in a newly developed residential area south of Okinawa's main island.

The surrounding area consists of a mix of residential areas, commercial facilities, industrial parks, schools, sports parks, fishing ports, and other structures of various uses and scales. North of the home, a residential area is zoned, while a commercial area stretches south across a large highway. As a result, the north side of the home is relatively quiet throughout the day, but the south can be noisy at times due to heavy traffic. East and west of the home are neighboring homes that are close in proximity. Developed areas in Okinawa are frequently densely built, and the number of vacant houses is increasing.

While Okinawa has a unique and majestic natural environment, urban areas have this chaotic, lively landscape. In addition, typhoons occur throughout the year, and disasters must be prepared for. In such an environment, the challenge was to maintain distance from the city's chaos and to ensure a comfortable indoor environment. The client's primary request was for their own urban oasis. They wanted to live without a line of sight from the surrounding area and allow as much natural light and air flow as possible. The building has a rectangular design to match the site.

Public rooms are situated on the first floor, where they are more connected to the surrounding area, and private rooms, such as bedrooms and bathrooms, are on the second floor. The courtyard and skylight are aligned with north-south to increase natural light and airflow. The northern courtyard, which faces into the residential area, functions as a buffer zone. It provides the residents with relief from the dense neighborhood while still allowing a gradual window to the outside.

The connected living area and tatami room, which serves as a parlor, create a sense of spaciousness within the home (maximizes line of sight in the interior). In contrast, the southern courtyard provides a solid buffer zone between the town and the staircase room. The increased buffer enhances the peace of the courtyard and living room. The staircase is also intended to be a dimly lit room, so it is slightly roomier than a normal staircase to accommodate chairs and other items.

By creating a strong and a weak buffer zone with the city and allowing space for natural light and airflow, we believe we have used multiple dimensions to accommodate the activities of daily life in relative peace while living in a densely populated residential area. In addition, most of the furniture and fittings were made in my own workshop—a proof of concept for expanding the possibilities of local craftsmanship and reducing dependency on imported materials.

Source: ArchDaily
Link: https://www.archdaily.com/1018492/house-in-nishizaki-studio-cochi-architects?ad_medium=gallery

03/09/2024

ᴡᴏʀᴋ ɪɴ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇss...

ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴇʏ ʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ
ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: ᴛᴜʙᴀ ʙᴇɴɢᴜᴇᴛ

ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ sᴇʀᴇɴɪᴛʏ ɪɴ sɪᴍᴘʟɪᴄɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴢᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʀʏ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ. ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ-sᴛᴏʀᴇʏ ʀᴇsɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙʟᴇɴᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴏʟ ᴇʟᴇɢᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴᴄʀᴇᴛᴇ, ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ʜᴀʀᴍᴏɴʏ ᴏꜰ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟ ᴛᴏɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇxᴛᴜʀᴇs..

𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠—𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒.
𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒!

04/08/2024

𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎 𝑠𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑦 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑘 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑧𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑡𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒.

ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: ᴜʀᴅᴀɴᴇᴛᴀ ᴘᴀɴɢᴀsɪɴᴀɴ
ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛ: ᴀʀᴄʜʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ

𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠—𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒.

𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒!

28/07/2024

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘬, 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘱-𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵.
𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴—𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴! 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴!

ᴅᴇsɪɢɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ: ᴀʀᴄʜʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ.
ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: ʟᴀ ᴛʀɪɴɪᴅᴀᴅ ʙᴇɴɢᴜᴇᴛ.

𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠—𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒.

𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒! ♥️♥️♥️

18/05/2024

AI Journey #1

When Architects meet AI.
Waiting shed concepts

Join me as we explore together the world of AI Architecture.

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