‘what categorizes the city and me’ by ON design partners, tokyo, japanimage © koichi torimuraall images courtesy of ON design partners

 

 

 

japanese studio ON design partners has recently finished the private residence titled ‘what categorizes the city and me’ in chofu, tokyo, on the threshold of a dense park with a small shrine. the archetypical house typology in section is divided into a mosaic of stacked spaces, extruded to create shelf-like structures that are completely open to the front and back of the house, forming a slightly differing relationship between the user and the town in each room.

 

the entry level is set below grade and contains the studio and coat room, with access to the back yard. the first floor has a bedroom, kitchen and a section characterized by tatami mats. the final storey is a mezzanine level looking out over the kitchen area and houses the children’s room, with access to the rooftop terrace. the structure consists of stacked masonry concrete block, beveled at the ends and capped with large glass panels that show the delineation of each room on the exterior. the interior is coated in smooth neutral-toned plaster contrasted by dark wood floors, wall panels, and furniture.

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and me(left) front elevation with semi-basement (right) entry gardenimages © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and meback elevation facing the parkimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and meentry deckimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mestudio/storageimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and meentry corridorimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and meimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and metatami roomimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and medining areaimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mekitchen and tatami roomimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mekitchenimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and memaster bedroom and bathroomimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mekids room from the rooftop deck entranceimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mekid’s bedroomimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and memezzanine levelimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and merooftop terraceimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and meimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and meimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and meimage © koichi torimura

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mesite plan

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mefloor plan / level 0

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mefloor plan / level 1

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mefloor plan / level 2

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mesection

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mesection

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and mesection

 

 

ON design partners: what categorizes the city and meconcept sketch