Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids Apartment Complex by Akira Koyama is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award na Bronse in Disenyo ng Arkitektura, Gusali at Estruktura Competition Category.
BronseArkitektura· 2021
Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids Apartment Complex
by Akira Koyama
Client: Key Operation Inc.
A' Design Award na Bronse Winner in Arkitektura Category
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About Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids Apartment Complex
Ang Fudomae Apartment na may Anim na Voids ay isang limang palapag na apartment complex na may 14 na unit sa Tokyo. Ang gusali ay nakatayo sa isang malalim na lote na may masikip na harapan, sukat na 17 metro pahaba at 8 metro palapad. Ang apat na sulok ng bawat volume ay pinutol upang bumuo ng anim na patayong voids na nagbibigay-daan sa liwanag ng araw papasok sa mga unit. Ang complex ay inayos bilang dalawang volume, harapan at likuran, na pinaghihiwalay ng mga bukas na koridor na may hagdanan patungo sa lahat ng palapag. Ang mga koridor ay nag-uugnay sa anim na voids at nagsisilbing daanan para sa natural na bentilasyon. Ang facade sa gilid ng kalye ay isang structural wall na may water-jet chipped finish na nagbibigay-proteksyon sa pagkapribado.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award na Bronse
Ang Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids Apartment Complex ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse, isang lubhang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga natatanging disenyong nakikilala sa pagkamalikhain, katalinuhan at talas ng isip. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bronse ay mga likhang lubhang mahusay at kapansin-pansing malikhain na nagpapatunay sa malawak na karanasan, imahinasyon at pagkamaparaan ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids Apartment Complex ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na bagay na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan sa sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya, at mahusay dahil sa pansin nito sa detalye. Ang Fudomae Apartment with Six Voids Apartment Complex ay kahanga-hangang tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan, humahaplos sa mga hangarin, bumibighani sa damdamin at umaakit sa pag-uusisa.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A five-storey apartment complex of 14 units was developed for a parcel along a small local commercial avenue in Tokyo. To develop a parcel relatively deep with tight frontage in central Tokyo, the main theme for drawing the plan focused on supply of daylight and airflow throughout, while retaining density and thus enhancing rents. In this regard, a void to meet the local ordinance requirement of an evacuation route and additional voids were established.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The site is a deep parcel with tight frontage, it measures 17 m to the back, 8 m in width. Site area is 155.07m2, Building area is 113.17m2, and Total floor area is 527.68m2. The building consequently comprises two volumes, front and rear, separated by open corridors installed with stairs ascending to all floors for access to the flats.
- Tags
- Apartment, Window, Voids, Post Coronavirus, Rental Complex, Pet, Cat Owners
- Production Technology
- Extruded cement panels are used for the wall rising above the outdoor passage in order to reduce the load. The street façade also rises four storeys as structural wall with a water-jet chipped finish. This distinctive expression faces the street and provides robust privacy for sleeping quarters behind the wall. The windows of the street-side voids are effectively set back, while the wall roughened by water jet draws passers’-by attention to enhance window privacy.
- Design Challenge
- The building code in Japan establishes standards for the specific planar area of openings with respect to the floor space of a room. For residential complexes, the area for openings must be at least 1/7 of the floor space of each room. In relation to the area of a window opening, the distance from the window to adjacent building and the height from the top of the building have a large impact on the calculated effective opening area.
- Research
- The number of pet cats in Japan is nearing 10 million in 2020. Lifestyle changes brought upon by Covid-19 have increased the desire for comfort from pets.
Important themes based on our Covid-19 experience prompt us to consider inclusion of outdoor space. This flat complex establishes voids for a deep parcel with poor air passage to the back in order to secure natural ventilation. - Inspiration
- The four corners of each volume are notched to establish six vertical voids that bring light down into each unit for a heartening indoor environment. For a plan such as this, surrounded by buildings on neighbouring property all around, the lower floors for the new building are often unable to secure effective openings to draw sufficient daylight. The notched corners of each volume establish voids in front of neighbouring property and enable window openings facing the voids to provide effective daylight access that meets building code.
- Project Duration
- The project is located in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The project was started in July 2019, and finished in July 2020.
- Operation Flow
- A typical studio flat plots the kitchen space and unitized bathroom that require plumbing to the left and right of a central corridor opening up into a bedroom in the back. The studio flats in this complex, however, arrange their bath area towards the core of their volume and corridor along an exterior wall. The respective corridors internally connect the six voids as thoroughfares of natural ventilation.
- Team Members
- Architect: Akira Koyama + KEY OPERATION INC./ARCHITECTS
Planning & development: ASCOT CORP.
Structure Engineer: Delta Structural Consultants
Service Engineer: Comodo
Contractor: Nakajima Kenko - Image Credits
- All Images: Yoshifumi Moriya / Nacasa & Partners Inc.
Video: Akira Koyama / Key Operation Inc.
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