An alternative approach for mini-apartments. Eliminating hierarchy of living, bedroom, kitchen or bathroom, make equal sized independent spaces for each function to seek new way to use and storage.
funabashi apartment
office of Ryue Nishizawa KEYWORD aggregation, mini apartments, flexible plan SEE ALSO LV building complex (≥ p. 180)
Bedroom, kitchen and bathroom mixed up in a small space
Bedroom, kitchen and bathroom as three separate living units
Chiba, Japan, 2004. Program 16 apartments (25-30 m2). Site area 339,74 m2. Building area 243,04 m2. Three floors. Structure: Reinforced concrete. Finish Waterproof sheet roof. Exterior walls hydrophobic material on bare concrete. Architects Ryue Nishizawa, Kimihiko Okada, Yusuke Ohi, Ippei Takahashi. Structural engineer Hiroki Kume. Environmental engineering Kazunari Ohshima, Masakazu Itsukida. Client Nobuyuki Tanaka. Photographs Jin Hosoya (exterior photo), Office of Ryue Nishizawa.
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