House in Inokashira / Studio NOA

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  • Architects: Studio NOA: Studio NOA Architect & Associates
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  86
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

Text description provided by the architects. The project is situated on a very narrow plot, and bound by a small street and bamboo tree hill. Sitting into the hill, this single family house acts as both a retaining wall and dwelling place.

House in Inokashira / Studio NOA - Facade
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Out of respect for the trees that once stood there, cedar louvers and concrete embossed with wood grain suggest the textures and materials that sit in the forest behind the home.

House in Inokashira / Studio NOA - Facade
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When it gets dark, lights from interior illuminate its outside vertical latticework creating ambiguities around the context.

House in Inokashira / Studio NOA - Windows, Handrail
Courtesy of Studio NOA

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Cite: "House in Inokashira / Studio NOA" 28 Jul 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/154070/house-in-inokashira-studio-noa> ISSN 0719-8884

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