Timber frame projects into rooms and stairwell of Alphaville’s compact Kyoto home

May 14, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

The timber structure of this house in Kyoto by Japanese studio Alphaville pokes through into the interior spaces, which were designed to optimise the dimensions of a narrow site. The property is located in a residential area close to the city’s Imperial Palace, where housing lots are typically narrow and elongated so that private yards can be incorporated at the

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Atelier Boter creates home for a furniture designer above his shop in Taiwan

May 14, 2017 Alice Morby 0

Taiwanese studio Atelier Boter has transformed the second level of a teak furniture shop into a home for its owner, adding a traditional tatami room that looks out onto an indoor garden. Located in the Daliao District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, The Second Floor property sits atop of a furniture shop that deals exclusively in teak

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Hongkun Xihongmen Sports Park / Mochen Architects&Engineers

May 14, 2017 舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang 0

The project is situated in the center area of Xihongmen Town, Daxing District, Beijing with residential communities inhabited by a large variety of residents. The lack of park and sports resources, and given the limited land available for use, how to maximize the role of limited land and solve more social problems, are two challenges at the beginning of the planning.