*교토 우드 미니멀 하우스 [ RYUE NISHIZAWA ] SHOCHIKUCHO HOUSE IN KYOTO

RYUE NISHIZAWA-SHOCHIKUCHO HOUSE IN KYOTO
류에 니시자-쇼치쿠초 하우스

교토의 쇼치쿠초 하우스에 흙 바닥과 높은 천장을 도입한 니시자와 류에의 집

교토 중심부에 위치한 쇼치쿠초 하우스는 젊은 일본인 가족을 위한 단독주택이다. 길쭉한 목재패널 형태의 건축물은 대지와 안성맞춤으로 자리한다. 건물의 높이 또한 거의 10미터 가까이 높게 솟아 있지만 주거밀집지역에 자리한 덕분에 도드라 지지 않고, 마을 풍경 속에 자리한다. 

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ryue nishizawa brings earthen floors and soaring ceilings to shochikucho house in kyoto

Sited in central Kyoto, Shochikucho House by Ryue Nishizawa takes shape as a private dwelling for a young Japanese family. Its elongated, wood-paneled form responds to the site; a simple rectangular block tucked within a high density district where buildings rise to nearly 10 meters without setbacks. The plot connects to the road on the west, taking on a long and narrow shape and moving eastward. ‘[This site] reminds us a traditional townhouse once stood here. This led us to think about the machiya or townhouse architecture. First, to create a sense of continuity with the street, I created an elongated to fill the entire site without wetting back from the street, and positioned it to face the street directly,‘ shares the architect. 

Ryue Nishizawa (see more here) divided Shochikucho House in two, following a longitudinal direction to create elongated living spaces (i.e., high ceilings). The first, on the south side, emerges as a ‘tori niwa’ (passage made of earthen floor), while the north side turns into the living room — an elevated space with raised floors and finished in wood. This common area receives abundant natural light and ventilation from the tori-niwa, engulfing it with warmth. The earthen-clad tori-niwa on the south side functions as an ‘intermediate’ space — oscillating between inside and out — where residents can park their car or bicycle, water plants, and work in the kitchen.

Returning to the longitudinal layer of the project, both spaces boast extensively high ceilings, soaring up to nine meters, allowing them to receive unobstructed daylight even if surrounded by tall buildings. The nine-meter high ceiling also creates a summer air flow through buoyancy-driven ventilation.
name: Shochikucho House
location: Kyoto, Japan 
architect: Ryue Nishizawa 
project period: 2015 – 2021

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