The site is within a high-density city block of continuous low-rise residences that faces onto a Tokyo highway. Conforming to the irregular-shaped site, the buildings are spread out and positioned at congenial distances from another using an interlocking garden. In that way the arrangement proposes an expansive dwelling space within a dense urban residential district. The residential units are maisonettes that intersect three dimensionally in L-shaped configurations. The composition of openings to the north, south, east and west makes it possible to utilize sunlight and natural ventilation. As a basis, each building has four units combined into a cubic volume and like independent stacked row houses, external stairways provide access to each unit. The building in progress for the first phase is composed of five units consisting of two types of maisonettes and flat.
		Project E (2002-) location: Nakano-ku, Tokyo architects: Kazunari Sakamoto Architectural Laboratory structural engineers: Kanebako Structural Engineers mechanical engineers: ES Associates consulting Engineers, Total Environmental Engineers site area: 1,013.54m2 building area: 373.06m2 total floor area: 1,073.04m2 basement floor area: 257.02m2 1st floor area: 298.39m2 2nd floor area: 323.70m2 3rd floor area: 193.94m2 dwelling unit area: 38.79 - 72.60m2 structure: reinforced concrete; 1 basement and 3 stories maximum height: 9,954.5mm type of dwelling: private, rental dwelling number of dwelling: 13 + 1 (owner’s house) projected completion date: December, 2003 (1st phase) next back top