8 studio apartments composed for isogo house by be fun design
photo by hiroyuki hirai
all images courtesy of be-fun design

 

 

 

by organizing eight studio apartments in an interlocking configuration, japanese architect tsuyoshi shindo of be fun design has created ‘isogo house’. the arrangement allows each unit to have outdoor space, either on a ground level patio or rooftop deck. the complex includes four legible volumes, with two of which united at a common corner, while the remaining two stand alone. the buildings are comprised of two stories and located on a sloping site, with some floors placed partially into the ground.

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four of the units feature rooftop decks while the others have ground level patios
photo by hiroyuki hirai

 

 

 

each apartment unit contains space on both of the two floors, with a loft space situated between. spiral staircases function as the primary vertical circulation, while ladders serve to access lofts and roof decks. the interlocking configuration seeks to balance a necessary privacy with desired social interaction between residents.

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the complex is composed as four legible rectangular volumes
photos by hiroyuki hirai

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spiral staircases allow for spatially tight vertical circulation
photos by hiroyuki hirai

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a loft space is situated between the ground floor and upper level
photo by hiroyuki hirai

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loft levels are accessed by ladder
photo by hiroyuki hirai

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located on a sloping site, some lower levels are partially sunk into the ground
photos by hiroyuki hirai

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photo by hiroyuki hirai

be-fun design isogo house designboom

photos by hiroyuki hirai

be-fun design isogo house designboom

the configuration seeks to balance a necessary privacy with desired social interaction between residents
photo by hiroyuki hirai

 

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project info:

 

location: isogo, kanagawa, japan
dates: feb. 2012 – dec. 2012
architecture: be-fun design / tsuyoshi shindo
site area: 216.31 sqm
building footprint area: 98.95 sqm
total floor area: 197.9 sqm
structure: wood frame
photography: hiroyuki hirai