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Amar Bari Appartamento by Hiroaki Iwasa
Amar Bari Appartamento by Hiroaki Iwasa
Amar Bari Appartamento by Hiroaki Iwasa
Amar Bari Appartamento by Hiroaki Iwasa
Amar Bari Appartamento by Hiroaki Iwasa

Ferro Architettura · 2024

Amar Bari Appartamento

by Hiroaki Iwasa

  • A' Design Award di Ferro 2024 in Architettura
  • CLIENT: Hiroaki Iwasa
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 15,940
  • Verification code C2BE6AD6B4 · Verify this award
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About Amar Bari Appartamento

Questa architettura è un appartamento in affitto di quattro unità per persone singole nel centro di Tokyo. È stato progettato sulla base della filosofia giapponese del Chisoku, con una struttura in cemento a vista che massimizza i limiti del sito, e con cabine in legno all'interno delle quali sono nascosti i servizi abitativi minimi e gli elettrodomestici. Ne risulta uno spazio libero con un'altezza di 3,5 metri. I residenti utilizzano questo spazio vuoto come un'opportunità per godersi la vita e collaborare con la comunità locale. Il progetto è stato concepito per catturare questo spazio vuoto.

About the A' Design Award di Ferro

Amar Bari Appartamento ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Ferro, un riconoscimento prestigioso conferito a buoni design che soddisfano i requisiti professionali e industriali attesi da creazioni ben progettate. I vincitori di Ferro dimostrano la grande abilità, l'elevata specializzazione, la comprensione esperta e la capacità creativa dei loro creatori. Ci si aspetta che Amar Bari Appartamento sia una creazione molto apprezzata, ammirata e amata, pratica e innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Ferro integra le migliori pratiche del settore e ha caratteristiche tecniche competenti legate a know-how e talento. Amar Bari Appartamento è rispettato per la sua accuratezza ed è progettato per offrire miglioramenti della qualità della vita che aiutano a rendere il mondo un posto migliore.

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Unique Properties
This architecture is a four-unit rental apartment for single person households in a high-density residential area located in Central Tokyo. It was designed with bare concrete frame that maximize the limit of the site, and also with wooden booths where minimum living facilities and appliances are hidden inside. This creates a 3.5 meters high freely usable space, which enables each resident to enjoy creating a lifestyle they envision. The project was designed to capture this blank space.
Dimensions & Packaging
Specification,
Total floor area: 63.4m2,
A unit with bathtub: 16.3m2,
A unit without bathtub: 15.4m2,
Tags
chisoku, minimal philosophy, reinforced concrete, apartment, emptiness
Production Technology
The structure is very simple, using a Frame made of reinforced concrete to ensure high soundproofing and sound insulation as well as a solid space, the equipment booth is made of wood, so that it can store various equipments and its piping with very limited space. These are consistent with the selection of materials that are optimal for each part's function and lifespan, and also leads to simpler construction work.
Design Challenge
The challenge was not just minimizing space, but also seeking for a comfortable lifestyle. Residents can also cook simple course meals in the kitchen. The compact washroom which is the size of an airplane lavatory has storage and also some room to change. The bathroom also comes with a clothes dryer, and residents can either chose a bathroom with a bathtub or just a shower. Also as of research, Hiroaki Iwasa designed on the upper surface of the wooden booth, a space which can be used as a loft.
Research
To maximize the blank space required a minimal and essential dimensional survey of equipment space and human movement. Based on the research, Hiroaki Iwasa could to expand residents' range of movement and capacity by designing spaces for daily living facilities such as kitchens, toilets, bathrooms, and laundry rooms as spaces with multiple functions rather than single functions.
Inspiration
Chisoku is one of the Japanese philosophy, a philosophy that infinitely expands other possibilities by not having excessive desires and valuing the bare essentials. Not only does it concern time and space, but also the relationship between objects and people's minds.The project was based on this philosophy.
Project Duration
The project started in March 2009 and finished in January 2011 in central area of Tokyo.
Operation Flow
The residents use this blank space, which has no specific purpose, as an opportunity to enjoy their lives and to use it to collaborate with the local community. For example, the residents use the space as an art studio, music studio, office, gallery, etc.
Image Credits
Photographer Hiroshi Tabuse

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