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A warehouse-cum-home in Japan expands conventional ideas of agility

BOOKMARK ARTICLE
Arii Irie Architects was commissioned to build Warehouse Villa, a humble 199-sq-m structure located in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on the Boso Peninsula. - Kai Nakamura
The space was designed and built for a client who required it to function both as commercial storage and as a holiday home. - Kai Nakamura
The structure, made of corrugated sheet metal and polycarbonate, forms a rectangular warehouse and was expanded beyond storage functions to accommodate living space. - Kai Nakamura

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Client
Private
Structural Design
Mika Araki
Contractor
Tosho-Kensetsu
Floor Area
199 sq-m

Combining commercial storage and living space, Warehouse Villa in Isumi, Japan, shows how agility can also mean the integration of different – and unlikely – typology

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