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A diagonal wall clad in copper plates partially hides the interior of this boutique in Tenjin Fukuoka, Japan, by Japanese architect Toru Shimokawa of STAD.

The copper pieces are sized to match those of the stone floor tiles, and will oxidise over time as a result of shoppers touching the surface.

Called Trent Vioro, the boutique is located inside a mall.

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The following information is from the architect:

Trent Vioro

Boutique in VIORO in Tenjin Fukuoka.

Client make me two contrary requests, one is open facade in order to invite guests and another is closed interior not to be seen from outside.

As a solution, We constructed the closed shop like wrapped up that has a wide opened facade with a hanging diagonal wall to the opposite angle that also meets fire department’s requirements in shopping mall.

And this inclined facade wall crossing with elevator line made up a peculiar visual. The facade wall is covered with hundreds of copper sheets same size as the stone plates on the floor. Hundreds of copper sheets on the facade wall same size as the stone plates on the floor, going to lose lustre by touch of people who are interested in, and their color turns reddish-brown (It’s only copper and bronze) by oxidation and corroding as time goes by.

By reason that TRENT has established shops on streets by this time, I intend to create their brand image by using materials such as copper, stones, concrete blocks and scaffold just like other TRENT shops been done.

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This house by Suppose Design Office in Hiroshima, Japan, is nestled into the hillside beneath a road and commands views over the city of Fukuyama.

Rooms requiring privacy, such as bedrooms and bathrooms, are concealed in two towers, while the living and dining room occupy glazed plateaus in between.

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The information that follows is from Suppose Design Office:

House in Fukuyama

The house in Fukuyama is standing at rising of a brae where it has a panoramic view of Fukuyama city.

The client wanted their house to open to the great view of the city, and on the same time, to close from surroundings for privacy.

For the two opposite requests, we designed the house considering a form of the site and its material use.

Because the site was placed at lower level of a street, all rooms were put at the level to block neighbors eyes, and at the opposite side, it is fully open to the Fukuyama city.

At the open side, living room and dining room is placed, and they have same finishes as exterior walls.

For rooms that are for private like a bathroom, they have more clean and smooth finishes.

Because of the differences of the site uses and material finishes, there are more varieties of atmosphere inside.

Moreover, through the same finish walls with outside, trees in a mountain and a courtyard are reflected to the inside. The shadows of the trees connect inside and outside more closely and open as if the interior is a part of the hill.

We hope the house is creating space that has well harmonize between privacy and open in reconsidering the condition of the site and the meaning of material of architecture.

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Japanese firm Takeshi Yamagata Architects have squeezed four  buildings containing nine apartments onto a small suburban site in Tokyo.

Apartment in Kamitakada sits on a 300 square-metre site with apartments ranging from thirty to sixty square metres.

Curved, perforated steel fences meander across the site to enclose a private garden and entrance for each flat.

The apartment blocks are a steel-frame construction and range from two to four storeys.

Here’s some more from the architects:

Apartment in crowded area of Tokyo

This is a rental apartment for single and young couple in Tokyo.

The site is in the residential area where the atmosphere of downtown remains.

A lot of old wooden houses have been overcrowded in the surrounding.

In crowded area of Tokyo, we planned the bright and comfortable apartment where charm of living in downtown is felt.

Open atmosphere like private house

This building is 4 stories high, and is composed of the first floor part build on a full site and the upper floor part divided into four houses.

There are 9 units, from 30 sq m to 60 sq m. In the first floor, the curved walls divide the full site into each units including outside space.

The units have private approach and garden. Although each unit is very compact, but can get bright and open atmosphere like private house.

The curved wall in the garden is made from the steel fence, and shows a clear boundary, yet very open. So, all of the private gardens are independent space, but are also slightly connected to a large garden network.

By this reason, the first floor has open and comfortable space compared with general apartment.

In the upper floor, the building is separated into four houses, accordingly light and the wind reach the garden ground.

From the top floor, we can look over the surrounding towns, and enjoy the atmosphere of downtown.

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Our attempt is to create living spaces with new charm by utilizing the typical living environment in Tokyo.

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Combined structure

The structure is a steel-frame building.

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Four simple box-shaped houses transmit an earthquake power to the outdoor wall through a horizontal brace in the second floor level.

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The basics of structure that cropped out outdoors are united and, as a whole, become one stable building.

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