This building of rental apartments is composed of fifteen units that vary in size from 25 to 30 m2. Contrary to conventional approaches, which compress the support program, such as bathrooms or kitchens, into a minimum footprint, this project rethinks that strategy. Filling the maximum allowable footprint and volume permitted by law, the apartment building is set on a regular 9.6 x 26 meter plan. The basic apartment is composed of bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen, where the support program spaces of kitchen and bath are comparable in size to living room or bedroom spaces. This allows for functions to be distributed across the spaces, moving beyond a single studio-like living space where all activity occurs. In a large one-room apartment, residents' belongings are mixed and scattered. In the Funabashi apartments, belongings can be thematically arranged: washing machine and plants are located in the bathroom; clothes and comics in the bedroom; table and dishes for the kitchen. 11Ba 11B
13B
12L
12B
12Ba
11K
12K
13K
7B
7G
14Ba
14B
15K
15Ba
16L
16B
15B
V
16K
14K
16Ba
Plan level +2
5B
6B
6Ba
9Ba
8Ba
5Ba 5K
6L
6K
3B
V
7K
9B
9K
7Ba
8B
G
10L
10B
10K
8K
10Ba
Plan level +1
1Ba 1B
2B
2Ba
1K
2L
2K
3Ba
3K
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tenant
storage
Ground floor plan K L B Ba G V
Kitchen Living Room Bedroom Bathroom Garden Void
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