nestled between a sloped woodland space in shizuoka, japan, ‘phase dance’ can take form as a weekend home. relatively than clear away a substantial orangebark stewartia tree established practically in the center of the architectural web-site, takeshi hirobe architects resolved to shape the constructing all around it. turning out to be aspect of the structure, the dwelling is wrapped all-around the tree to emphasize the worth of nature though coexisting with the architecture.all visuals courtesy of koichi torimura
takeshi hirobe‘s tactic was to crank out an asymmetrical structure with a sequence of irregular angles and unique ranges, placing the stewartia tree as a centripetal pressure. with this in brain, the architects sought to produce a at ease perception of scale in each and every house, introducing to the interior a cozy and playful touch. huge openings, next the uneven edges of the partitions, present sweeping views to the greenery landscape, flooding organic mild into the double-height inside.
an ongoing problem that brought on the architects was how to spot the construction on the ground on that issue where by the terrain had an rigorous elevation fall. in purchase to stay clear of an overly big and deep basis, takeshi hirobe architects allotted about just one-third of the constructing footprint to an overhang. as for the materiality, the ground amount is clad in board-fashioned concrete, supplying the occupants with a extra secluded and tranquil area, while the higher is wrapped in stained cedar panels making a warm atmosphere nevertheless a harmonious cohesion with the lower amount.
the higher degree — serving mainly as a studying place — has the identical footprint as the reduced floor, like a triangular roof. despite the fact that the roof is divided into several sections, it maintains continuity developing the impression of a solitary piece covering the full building. the peak is all-around the middle of the constructing, even though the two slim close sections slope down to the to start with story through a mezzanine and a void. the name ‘phase dance’ attracts from the ‘dance move’ of the architects to reply to many phases or areas of the task, partly from the building’s crescent-formed type and partly from the transparency and velocity of guitarist pat metheny’s song of the exact same title.
