17 Scattered dwelling Project name: Moriyama House Architect: Ryue Nishizawa (Office of Ryue Nishizawa) Location: Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan Date of Completion: 2005 Client: Mr Moriyama Site Area: 290.02 m2 Building footprint: 130.06 m2 Total Floor Area: 263.08 m2
Privat vs. Public (%): Public = 37,8% of total area Building Height: 7.82 m Living Units: Variable 1-6 units Storeys: Variable 1-3 Structure: Steel plate
exterior view 2
In Ota-ku, a traditional part of Tokyo we find Moriyama house. It belongs, as the name indicates, to Mr. Moriyama, an old man with a very open mind. The architect behind the building is Ryue Nishizawa, also known from this collaborative office SANAA together with Kazuyo Sejima. Sketch by Ryue Nishizawa 1
The building consists of 10 different proportioned boxes scattered across the site. The boxes are connected through a network of gardens. Within the 10 boxes there are 1-6 living units, Mr. Moriyama is free to choose how he wants to inhabit these boxes. The house can be used as one big living unit or he can choose to rent out parts of the house to other occupants.
1 - unknown athour, Tokyo, available at: http://moriyamahouse.wordpress.com/page/2/ 2, 4, 5, 6 - unknown athour, Tokyo, available at: http://amassingdesign.blogspot.se/2010/03/moriyama-house-sanaa-kazuyo-sejima-ryue.html 3 - unknown athour, Tokyo, available at: http://evaarchitecture.blogspot.se/2014/04/sanaa-moriyama-house-tokyo-2005.html 7-9 - “How to make a Japanese House” . Cathelijne Nuijsink . NAi Publishers . 2012
model 3