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MetalmeshshroudsFumihikoSano's
MoyaMoyahouse
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LayersoffinestainlesssteelmeshenvelopthishouseinTokyobylocalarchitectFumihikoSano,makingitlooklikeitiswrappedingauzyfabric(+
slideshow).
FumihikoSanoofarchitecturestudioPhenomenondesignedtheMoyaMoyahouseinTokyo'sHigashikurumesuburb.Constructedaroundalarge
doubleheightstudio,itwasbuiltforafemaleclientwhoneededspaceforherhobbyofdyeingkimonos.
Thearchitectaddedametalframeworkaroundthreesidesofthebuilding,thencovereditinmetalmeshtorestrictviewsoftheinteriorfrom
surroundingresidences.
Twolayersofthefinelyperforatedandflexiblematerialcreateamoireeffectthatgivestheillusionofmovement.Thisisenhancedwhenthemesh
billowsinthewind,causingreflectionstorippleacrossthesurface.
Changinglightconditionsthroughoutthedayandtheseasonsalsoaltertheappearanceofthemeshbox.
Openingsintheframeworkarepositionedinfrontofentrancesandsomewindows,includingafullheightglazeddooronthefirstfloorthatleadsontoa
balconysuspendedbetweenthemainwallandtheexternalstructure.
Anentrancefacesasmallpieceoflanddesignatedforparking.Thisleadsintothedoubleheightcentralroom,whichfeaturesthelargesinkandstorage
spacerequiredforthedyeingprocess.
Windowsatdifferentheightsfillthisareawithnaturallightandslidingdoorscanbepulledbacktoconnectitwiththekitchenanddiningsectionofthe
house,andasmallstudy.
Closetsarebuiltintothewallnexttotheentrance,whileatoiletandbathroomcanbeaccessedfromthestudio.Slidingdoorsinthestudyleadtothe
owner'sbedroom.
Astaircasethatascendstotheupperstoreyfeaturessimplewhitebanistersandopentreadsthatminimiseitspresenceinthespace.
Thelargelandingisintendedasalivingareaandisflankedbyatraditionaltatamispaceandabedroom.
Asmallbathroomandsparebedroomsarelocatedonthefirstfloor,andareexpectedtoaccommodateforeignstudentswhentheowner'schildrenhave
lefthome.
PhotographyisbyDaisukeShimokawa/Nacasa&Partners.
Here'saprojectdescriptionfromFumihikoSano:
MoyaMoya
ThisistheresidenceinthecommutertowninthesuburbofTokyo.
Weconstructedthestudiowhereourclientcouldstudyanddyekimonos,herchiefhobby,asthecentreofthehousealso,wetriedtoprovidetheplace
tocommunicateandinteract,acceptingforeignstudentsafterherkidsleavethehome.
Theshapeofthebuildingplotisahugesquare(9100*9100),anditslopesandspreadsnorthandsouth.Becauseoftheslatingground,aprivatespace
wassettledinthenorthernpartcommandingafineview.Anopenceilingstudioisconnectedtoakitchen,sothatallowstheclienttohaveabigpartyas
shedesires.
Consideringwhensheagesinthefuture,herbedroom,astudyroom,andotherinfrastructuresareplacedonthefirstfloor.Othersinglerooms,aliving
room,andaJapanesestyleroomareonthesecondfloormoreover,youcanenjoyafineprospectwithMt.Fujifromthelivingroom.
Whenwelookatthisprojectfromadifferentperspective,themostsignificantcharacteristicofthisconstructionisthestainlesssteelfencewhich
surroundsthebuilding.Bycreatingthespacewhichmakestheborderbetweentheinsideandtheoutsideofthebuildingvague,theinsidethereofis
difficulttoseefromtheoutside.Intermsofsecurity,significanteffectscanbealsoexpected.
Amoirepatternisgeneratedsincethestainlesssteelisdoubled,anditmakespeoplefeelasiftheyareintheinsideeveniftheyareintheoutside.
Beingswayedbythewind,thestainlesssteelfenceshinesandcausesagreatvarietyofthemoirepatterns.Theangleandstrengthofthelightare
certainlychangedbytimemorning,afternoon,evening,andnight.Thechangeofthelightcreatesnotonlygrippingmoirepatterns,butalsogives
differentanddiverseimpressionstothehouse.Thisistheplacewherepeoplecancloselyenjoythetransitionsoftime,seasons,andclimatesthroughthe
house.
Location:Higashikurume,Tokyo,Japan
Groundfloorplanclickforlargerimage
Firstfloorplanclickforlargerimage
Sectiononeclickforlargerimage
Sectiontwoclickforlargerimage
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