12 Cassels House by Reigo and Bauer

12 Cassels House, Toronto, Canada

designed by Reigo and Bauer

 This house is built in the middle of an urban area and occupies a very narrow footage. The goal of the architects was to design a contemporary house in a narrow space with affordable money.

In fact, this dwelling is priced at condo-range with  few primium things that never happens in condo: three independent levels, front/back yard and maximized amount of natural light from front and back.

C1 House by Curiosity/ Milligram Studio

C1 House, Tokyo, Japan
designed by Curiosity/Milligram Studio

The basic architectural design, a glass box surrounded by a walkway-gallery that connects the floor, was designed before the land was found. the basic design is defined from a user point of view, with movement and discovery as the main theme. The design is not defined by the wall and floor but by the movement of the user within the space, defined by a series of scenes  how the user will appear and disappear from floor to floor.

 The Glowing of the House is accentuated by the non-glowing walkaway, providing the sense of the depth due to the different textures under light.
Althought the walkway is projected from the body of the house in a short distance, it looks like floating and reminds me of the  Atelier Bisque, the house I posted before.

 The walkways also act a filter; therefore, some level of privacy is protected while some are exposed to the public. The location of the walkway may affect on the interior because of the level of revealing.

As seen from the axo,
the structure, itself, is very simple, assembling three different compnents; however, its impact is huge and significant.
Simple is AlWAYS strong.

Hall House 1 by Alphaville

Hall House 1, Tokyo, Japan
designed by Alphaville

This is one of the examples which show what I have in mind as my dream house.
Concrete wall, simple geometric form,
few strong use of glass for light
and vertical shifts over small footages...

This Polygonal concrete house is built for a couple and it occupies a bedroom with bathroom, eat-in kitchen, and a billiard room. What else a couple needs?

 I like the architect dealt with the sloped roof. it not only add interest to the ourline of the house but also brings an unique atmosphere to the interior space because of the gradual change in ceilign height.

Because of the uneven ceiling height, thie house is partailly two storeys therefore, the vertical circulation is siginificant. Three different floor levels hold appropriate purposes for each room which also reminds me my previous project, the Rufer house.

The use of raw concrete and minimum use of colours and decoration add the sense of modern which goes well with the occupants living in the space.

House kn by Kochi Architect's studio

House kn, Kanagawa, Japan

designed by Kochi Architect's Studio

 This dwelling is located in urban residential area in Japan. Structurally, there is a interior courtyard and terrace above it. Its partilly opened exterior wall satisfies two different groups of people. One is those who enjoy their life surrounded and protected by the wall and the other is those who want to "sneek a peak" from outside.

 According to what the architect interviewed;
he started with a box sitting on the ground in the middle of residentail area. Then, he started to cut the box in angle in order to create on opening which helps the dwelling communicate with the surroundings. That is the process how this dwelling turned out to this unique but simple form.

When the sun goes, and night comes, the impact of the form of the house gets more significant. The opened terrace more stand out compared to the massice concrete wall.

 The inside of the House kn...

pretty simple interior design and this open concept space looks functional because it can hold multipurposes.

Chaconne by Yiruma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vvv5ZQQniA&feature=related

I Love this song and it makes me imagine myself having a relaxed time at my dream house. :)

Azuma House by Tadao Ando

Azuma House, Osaka, Japan

designed by Tadao Ando

 This dwelling was built in 1976, located in a dense urban area. Regarding its high density of people and the expensive price of the footage, Tadao Ando created this dwelling in a narrow slot with rooms at front and back connected by open-air bridge through courtyard.

 
"contact with light, air, rain and other natural elements"

" In addition to providing light and serving as the focal point of family life, this small court is a spatial entity that attempts to compensate for the reduced physical space."

"In its simple but rich spatial composition, in its expression of enclosure, and in the way light gives character to daily-life spaces, this house encapsulates an image of my architecture."

-By Tadao Ando from his book 

Having unroofed stairs in the middle of the interior space?

When the weather is fine, this space will be the welcomed focal point of the house, enjoying being inside feeling the sense of outside.

but what if it rains...?

I could not imagine myself heading  living room by passing raining hallway and letting myself get wet.
Did Tadao Ando really want the rain that close?

Tree House by Mount Fuji Architects

Tree House, Tokyo, Japan

designed by Mount Fuji Architets

The outer appearnace of Mount Fuji's Tree House is very much like that of other houses in the neighbourhood, with the exception of its gently sloping, unshingled roof. ( 2nd photo).

The view from the exterior made me wonder why it is called tree house because, in my opinion, only adequate amount of tree was used in exterior.

But when I saw the photo of inside..

now i know why it is a TREE HOUSE.
The interior is simply....wood!
wooden ribs extend vertically, from a central column, towards the ceiling before radiating out and, finally, descending along the wall to the floor.
everything's wood from floor to ceiling.
I am not a fan of one-material-dwelling from head to toe; howerver, the continous use of wood creates a sense of elegance and calmness.

 This 'tree trunk' is to separate the interior into four distinctive spaces, including two living areas. The rooms are allocated spirally around this column, which reminds me the raumplan of the Rufer House designed by Adolf Loos. :D

The use of space above....

I like the idea using a ladder to reach up the space above.
I am pretty sure there will be another access to the higher level becuase using a ladder is not universal and sometimes is dangerous. However, it is kinds of romantic to have it since it reminds people the tree house of attic which is very cozy and private as well as full of secrets.