Kakko House by YYAA
04/11/2015.
Osaka [Japan]
metalocus, LEONOR MARTÍN
metalocus, LEONOR MARTÍN
YYAA architects have designed this house 3 floors high for a couple with a little child. The result is a set of lightweight decks that house each room, giving a feeling of openness and light to this building of only 3.4m wide.
Exterior view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Inside view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Exterior view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Exterior view. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Construction process. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada. Click above to see larger image.
Construction process. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada. Click above to see larger image.
Floor plans. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada.
Longitudinal section. Kakko House by YYAA. Photograph © Keishiro Yamada. Click above to see larger image.
The architects YYAA have built this family home in a high-density neighborhood in the city of Osaka, opting for the maximum use of rooms given the narrow diemnsions of the plot. Double heights and a light steel staircase are the elements that bring natural light to the six floors.
Description of the project by YYAA
This narrow house for a couple and their little child is located in a densely built-up area of Osaka, Japan. The size of the site is only width 3.4m and depth 13m.To make full use of it, the house is framed in exposed structural steel, covered with thin fire-resistant adiabatic panels, and contains six floors with split levels. Lv.1 (basement level) is a bedroom, Lv.2(ground level) is a garage, Lv.3 is for the little girl, Lv.4 is a living space, Lv.5 is a bathroom, and Lv.6 is a roof terrace. The expanded metal stair connects each floors and spreads the sun light inside. In this house , they are living like birds swinging from branch to branch.
CREDITS. DATA SHEET.-
Architects.- YYAA.
Location.- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Architect in charge.- Yoshihiro Yamamoto.
Area.- 113.0 sqm.
Project year.- 2014.
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Yoshihiro Yamamoto YYAA
Yoshihiro Yamamoto has a degree in Architecture from the University of Nara, specializing in Energy efficiency in the University of Osaka. Furthermore he has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Kyoto Institute of Technology. In 2009 he founded the architecture and design office Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Atelier (YYAA) based in Osaka.
In 2014 he obtained the Good Design Award.
