*리니어 하우스 [ Satoru Hirota Architects ] The Lik House

3개의 길다란 공간-두개의 주거공간과 한개의 외부공간-은 건축가의 엄격한 볼륨에 대한 통제에서
시작한다. 외부로 유입되는 공간의 볼륨-아웃도어 스페이스-은
두개의 무채색 메스를 만나면서 마주보는 커다란 창으로 연계되는
주거의 중정이 된다.
두개의 길다란 주거공간은 기둥이 없는 무주공간으로 공간을 연속시키는데,
그것은 단일화된 플로어 투 실링-속이 빈 원통과 같은 구조 형식으로 이해하면 좋을 것 것 같다. 예를 들면 곤충의 껍데기와 같다고 해야 할까?-구조로 계획함으로써 끝임없는 연속된 공간을 생산해 낸다.
여기에 중정으로 넓게 열려 있는 각 주거공간의 창문은 거실과 중정을 연결하고
욕실-야외의 자연속에서 세신을 즐기는 여유로운 공간-과 중정을 연결하여
3개의 리니어한 공간을 병합하는데 건축적 장치로 사용된다.

기존 도심지에 위치한 주거에서 찾아 보기 힘든 공간이 깊은 주거형태를 보여준다.
특히 외부공간과 내부공간을 구분짓지 않고 똑같은 공간의 볼륨으로 규정지으며
공간을 번갈아 가면 연속 또는 병합시키는 일련의 디자인 어휘가 재미있다.

reviewed by SJ

Influenced by the unique shape and location of the lot, Japanese architects Satoru Hirota have designed a single family house in three tunnel-like volumes. I’ve said it before and I think I’m only going to have to repeat myself, but Japan is the place to be if you want to take the design of a plain old family home to an avant-garde level. Even with limited space in many cases, their architecture is time and time again, so appealing, forward-thinking and functional.

Located in a former business district in Tokyo, the project asked for a house to be rebuilt on a plot where the client was born and raised. The end result; the Lik House is a residence with the feeling of a resort which is both relaxed and offers a sense of intimacy due to the medium-rise collective housing scattered around the single-family house, says Satoru Hirota .  The Lik House itself was constructed in a relatively calm neighborhood in the city of Tokyo where the architectural design sought for a balance between the new residence with those that surrounded it. As a result, any bulky volume was immediately out of the question.  Instead three tunnel-like volumes were arranged along the site’s boundary with angled trajectories, generating an irregular outdoor residual space which was transformed into the courtyard and the bamboo yard. The courtyard – a place for both physical and visual interaction – projects the interior to the surroundings.

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Project Name:  Lik House
Client:  Private
Location:  Tokyo, Japan
Program:  Single family house
Architect:  Satoru Hirota Architects / Satoru Hirota
Structural design:  Nieda+Hisaeda Architects / Taizen Nieda+Taizo Komatsu
Contractor:  Eiger Co. Ltd, / Noriaki Fujii+Masakazu Sasaki+Koji Misaki
Site area:  294.90 square meters
Built-up area: 108.21 square meters
Year of completion: 2010

Each volume is a tube-like concrete structure (150-mm thick) with glazing facing the courtyard, so that the boundary between the inside and out might continue vaguely. Each of the three tunnel-like volumes which overlook the courtyard are infused with a soft light, creating a vague distinction between the interior and the exterior. Floor-to-ceiling ribbon windows border each of the internal spaces, introducing views of the bamboo garden and vegetation into the rooms. The ribbon windows, courtyard and bamboo yard as well as the abundant natural light make this building composition seem spacious, well-balanced and neat, with a sense of openness and transparency as it introduces a continuous play of light and shadows despite its remarkably narrow interior. Moreover, someone walking from one space to another feels as if they’re crossing transitional areas; the dynamic architecture, the slender passages and the continuous space (50-meters end-to-end), which is bent in the middle all add up to the openness that is created. the Lik House is built on a 294.90 square meter plot, while the built-up area has a total surface area of 108.21 square meters. The single family house is comprised of an entrance area, storage area, kitchen – dining area, wine cellar, a living room and a WC, while the private quarters of the residence – the master bedroom is a long tunnel-like passage which includes the bedroom, the bathroom, and a closet which is very cleverly and conveniently located next to the service court and the garage, all within the 108.21 square meters.

But apart from the architectural form and the program, there’s more; the Lik House has a strong contrast as it plays with cement volumes, and stark white stucco surfaces.  Angular shapes, which are strictly geometric, add up to the cement surfaces to only make the Lik House a strictly contemporary modern Japanese residence. Ribbon windows, wide openings, skylights, and the application of glass panels in this interior add elegance to the cement volumes. Undoubtedly, a very strong design element is the bamboo yard which can be enjoyed as you’re watching TV or working. Few furniture pieces adorn the Lik House setting as they set the tone for an absolutely minimal Japanese modern residence.

from  yatzer