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- Architects: Takashi Nishitani Architects
- Location: Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
- Textile: Studio Akane Moriyama
- Area: 76.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Satoshi Shigeta
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From the architect. This project is renewal the entire building to a serviced apartment of Asian international students. This building is built 40 years ago.
Section
Structure of concrete to be felt of aging is not hiding. Interior space is filled with a soft light , served the base material of the timber.
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Lighting surface with a window is covered with a fabric shiny, back is a plasterer finish. Natural light will create a screen of multi-layered light, such as the aurora appears by irregular reflection of light in the Between.
Plan
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Illumination light covered with fabric brings soft light such as natural light.
The wall that separates the common space and private space is a plywood base material.
Door that is aligned with the wall has created a sense of unity as a facial expression, such as the wall. The time you open the door, sunlight from the outside to enter the common space.
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In the case where not attach the ceiling, Exposed piping equipment is spread around on the ceiling. This ceiling was to devise a way of wiring the piping equipment. Focusing on the beam sleeve existing precursor, To verify the wiring routes, dealing with equipment piping by installing the equipment for the mall as a representation, such as the structural beam. Placing the illumination light from on the wiring mall running the ceiling depending on the layout of the furniture.
Plan
Piping is to be a representation that was regarded as the structural beam, was intended to be a finish that felt sense of unity the ceiling surface.
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