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Built in a dense residential area of Tokyo, the studio is in close proximity
to neighboring houses on three sides, opening onto to a private alley on
the west facade. No scenic views could be expected from this site, and
provisions to control privacy and noise were essential. The clients, both
singers, required a living room that could double as a small performance
space. The configuration of the house was determined by the shape of the
site and resolved in a square, 11 meters long on each side. This volume
is divided on the diagonal into two triangular spaces corresponding to
the inside and outside of the houses. Along the diagonal is a self-standing
circular core housing the bathroom and a square core containing private
rooms. The interior is further subdivided into two equal triangles to reduce
a rwo-level space and a double height hall topped with a waffle-patterned
ceiling pocked with skylight. |
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