U-Home In Irie by Ushijima Architects
Ushijima Architects developed the “U-Home In Irie” as two flooring.keep capable of face up to future modifications which will happen within the surrounding panorama. The undertaking is positioned on the positioning of a former lake within the metropolis of Maibara, Japan, which was transformed into land to function a rice discipline, and extra not too long ago as a residential space. With a historical past of flooding and unsure methods through which international warming may have an effect on the world sooner or later, the Japanese structure studio constructed a construction that “will proceed to drift like a ship whereas the environment change.”
all pictures by Shinya Tsujita
A JAPANESE HOME DESIGNED WITH FLOODING AND PIPING IN MIND
Ushijima Architects thought of two most important components when designing the undertaking: flooding and the reeds that develop on the encompassing land. The home is constructed on two ranges, the bottom ground consisting of a pile and an open, vivid house the place the residents can develop their vegetation. The higher degree accommodates all the principle areas of the house, together with the living-dining-kitchen space, in addition to the bed room and toilet.
All the higher degree is raised on diagonal and vertical wood piers, which shield it from future flood harm. Not like the openness of the bottom ground, this degree is extra enclosed, creating a hotter environment for its inhabitants. Japanese architects they mixed two most important supplies within the undertaking, cedar and cypress, which had been sourced domestically. The materiality of the home’s floor permits it to mix into the panorama, whereas the higher degree, clad in a charred wooden exterior (shou sugi ban), will stand out at the same time as the positioning’s reeds proceed to develop round it.
the higher degree is raised on diagonal and vertical wood posts
The home combines two domestically sourced supplies
the bottom degree is an open, vivid house