kentaro ataka completes tunnel-shaped apartment complex

kentaro ataka completes tunnel-shaped apartment complex
photo by daici ano
all images courtesy of kentaro ataka architectural design

in tokyo, local office kentaro ataka architectural design has completed a series of vaulted tunnel-shaped apartments as part of a residential complex named ‘hasu house’. located in a densely populated region of the japanese capital, the five-storey scheme features distinctive apertures cut into its façades. the complex comprises 11 individual units in addition to a penthouse level situated at the uppermost level of the structure – this area of the scheme serves as the owner’s private residence. each storey offers large floor-to-ceiling windows that not only fill internal volumes with natural light, but also provide expansive views across the city below.

photo by daici ano

photos by daici ano

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project info:

location: kita-ku, tokyo, japan
type: apartment complex
site area: 241.31 sqm　
building area: 130.08 sqm
total floor area: 578.13 sqm
structure: reinforced concrete; 5 storeys
architect: kentaro ataka architectural design (kentaro ataka, itsuki watanabe)
structural engineers: SIGLO (yoshinori yamaguchi ,ayano horiuchi)
facility engineers: EOS (kazuhiro endoh), COMODO (naohisa yamashita)
landscape design: plantago (michio tase ,mayumi otabe)
photography: daici ano

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