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Nov 11, 2021 · Within this staircase - a spacious engawa-type space overlooking the garden, a study with a vista to the street, on a sunny day the handrail becomes an extended wash-line, and stair-tread wide ...
Sep 12, 2022 · A large stairwell takes up a third of the living space in Light-Filled Stair Hall, a compact family home designed by Tokyo-based Kiri Architects.
- Amy Frearson
Dec 27, 2021 · This house in Nishitokyo sees Kiri Architects prolong the building’s lifespan via a series of precise interventions which invite future renovation. The sole, very large bedroom is set behind a row of folding doors, predicting future division into smaller rooms for children.
Kiri, the Japanese word for Tung, is a deciduous tree of the family Scrophulariaceae; the wood is light, the bark gray-white, and the leaves opposite, with purple flowers. The project is a carbon fire Japanese shop; the design references the modern architecture.
- The House Defined by Its Staircase
- A Light-Filled Place to Linger
- Kiri Architects Metabolistic Spirit
tokyo-based KIRI architects completes a compact dwelling which is fronted by a light-filled stair hall. this large staircaseoccupies one third of the volume, stretching across the entire length of the structure, with the living areas to the north, and an open sunny garden to the south. this glazed and elongated stair opens the house up to views for...
within this light-filled stair hall, the design teamat KIRI architects integrates spaces to linger — these include a spacious engawa overlooking the garden and a study with a vista to the street. on a sunny day the handrail becomes an extended clothes-line, while the stair-tread is wide enough to sit and relax while listening to the piano from the ...
at first, the KIRI architects-designed staircase seems out of scale for such a tiny dwelling. inside though, this light-filled stair hall clearly serves not only as the primary function, but also as a mediator of its surrounding environment. slender yet overlapping columns gently divide the living-spaces from the garden and neighbors, while a flood...
Mar 16, 2022 · Based on the construction techniques and local materials he used, we have compiled 10 significant and distinctive structures of Diébédo Francis Kéré: Photo courtesy of Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk Gando Primary School, Gando, Burkina Faso, 2001
Jun 16, 2020 · Large furniture units are aligned 25-degrees to the existing grid – hence creating a series of triangular spaces. Diagonal segment of the triangle geometry not only introduces a new grid but the ...
