Single-Family House in Tokyo
General information
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Location address
Tokyo
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Location country
Japan
- Year of construction
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Function of building
Houses
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Climatic zone
Temperate - cold winters and mild summers
Description
This three-story house is set on a narrow site 3 m wide and 20 m long. Since the occupants go out for many domestic activities, it was possible to create a layout without traditional spatial divisions. The brief required a bright interior and a high degree of privacy. The structure consists of two parallel reinforced concrete walls with round concrete struts between them and a membrane roof spanned over the top. The identical but reversed curves of the walls result in a multiply curved roof form, which in turn determined the position of the cylindrical struts. The fibre-glass membrane affords good natural lighting internally by day. At night, it radiates a diffuse light from within, with the movements of the occupants vaguely visible through the skin.
[DETAIL, 6/2000, p1009]
Description of the environmental conditions
Material of the cover
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Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
Cable
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Material Fabric/Foil
Fiberglass
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Material coating
PTFE
Main dimensions and form
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Covered surface (m2)
60
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Total length (m)
3
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Total width (m)
20
Duration of use
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Temporary or permanent structure
Temporary
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Convertible or mobile
Convertible
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Design lifespan in years
00-05
Editor
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Editor
Marijke M. Mollaert
