© Nicholas Burns
Singapore-based architect Nicholas Burns (nicholas-burns.com), who designed the beautiful Johanna House made of rammed earth in Victoria, Australia, is working on a new residential project in Sentosa, Singapore. Here are the renderings of the project. We hope to follow the progress of this project in this blog from time to time.
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シンガポールとシドニーを拠点にしている建築家ニコラス・バーンズ氏 (nicholas-burns.com) によるセントーサ島のプロジェクト。バーンズ氏が２年前に手掛けたジョハナビーチの家とは少し趣の異なる家になりそうなのが楽しみだ。今後このプロジェクトの進行状況をこのブログで報告していきたいと思っている。
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Sentosa House by Nicholas Burns
Floating Boxes (KRE House)
Photo © Koichi Torimura
KRE House designed by Takuya Tsuchida is located in the posh Shirokane area of Tokyo. In case you wonder who owns so many cars in the middle of Tokyo: the client of this 9 car garage house, who is in his 40s Continue Reading…
Driven by Enthusiasm (KRE House)
Photo © Koichi Torimura
A client says “I want a 9 car garage and be able to enjoy viewing one of them in the living room.” These may not be typical amenities for a house in a super posh neighborhood in the US, but it is feasible. “Oh, and the living room needs a tall tree.”
Given only a little more than 2000 square feet of land, what will an architect do in the most populous part of Tokyo when his enthusiastic client makes such requests? This was the case with Takuya Tsuchida whose unique design for a house in Fukushima Prefecture was shown here in January.
Due to the unique structural design and floor layout, it wasn’t easy for them to acquire a building permit for this house, but in the end the enthusiasms of both the client and architect prevailed Continue Reading…
Machiya with Asymmetric Courtyard
Designing a new house in a certain area of Kyoto could be a daunting task for a young architect who wants to try something different Continue Reading…
Lazy Friday ~ Links
~ ADACHI H ~
Who: Shigeyuki & Kumi Terasaka
What: Single family residence
Where: Adachi-ku, Tokyo
When: September 2005
How: Three-story steel frame construction
Site Area: 448 square feet (41.63㎡)
Construction Area: 281 square feet (26.07㎡)
Total Floor Area: 819 square feet (76.09㎡)
Photographer: -
~ O-HOUSE ~
Who: Tetsuya Fukuda & Chikako Muraoka
What: Single family residence
Where: Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture
When: June 2006
How: Two-story (w/basement) steel frame construction
Site Area: 1,464 square feet (136.01㎡)
Construction Area: 725 square feet (67.35㎡)
Total Floor Area: 1,292 square feet (120.06㎡)
Photographer: Yoshiharu Matsumura
~ S HOUSE ~
Who: Shizuo Yamamoto
Where: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
When: 2009
How: Two-story wood frame construction
Photographer: Hiroshi Ueda
