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Single-Family House in Tokyo
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Membrane |
Japan |
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General information
| Location address |
Tokyo |
| Location country |
Japan |
| Function of building |
Houses |
| Climatic zone |
Temperate - cold winters and mild summers |
| Short description of the project |
This three-story house is set on a narrow site 3 m wide and 20 m long. Since the occupants go out for many domestic activities, it was possible to create a layout without traditional spatial divisions. The brief required a bright interior and a high degree of privacy. The structure consists of two parallel reinforced concrete walls with round concrete struts between them and a membrane roof spanned over the top. The identical but reversed curves of the walls result in a multiply curved roof form, which in turn determined the position of the cylindrical struts. The fibre-glass membrane affords good natural lighting internally by day. At night, it radiates a diffuse light from within, with the movements of the occupants vaguely visible through the skin.
[DETAIL, 6/2000, p1009] |
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Misc. project details
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Duration of use
| Temporary or permanent structure |
Temporary |
| Convertible or mobile |
Convertible |
| Design lifespan in years |
00-05 |
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Material of the cover
| Cable-net/Textile/Hybrid/Foil |
Cable |
| Material Fabric/Foil |
Fiberglass |
| Material coating |
PTFE |
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Main dimensions and form
| Covered surface (m2) |
60 |
| Total length (m) |
3 |
| Total width (m) |
20 |
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Involved companies
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