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Fudomae Apartment

Akira Koyama + Key Operation Inc. / Architects

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The street facade rises four storeys as structural wall with a water-jet chipped finish. - Nacása & Partners Inc.
Two manually separate, comfortable living spaces to be traversed around a full perimeter via corridors. - Nacása & Partners Inc.
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The street facade rises four storeys as structural wall with a water-jet chipped finish. - Nacása & Partners Inc.

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Small Apartment
6.17
7.06
6.70
5.31
6.31
Natalie Badenduck
Natalie Badenduck Associate Professor at Mount Royal University
MANY different ideas and concepts d...
4
5
4
4
4.25
Melvyn Law
Melvyn Law Director / Principal Designer at Limelight atelier
Lots of injection of having natural...
6
6
5
7
6
Manuela Mannino
Manuela Mannino Architect at THDP
4
5
5
6
5
Nina Sickenga
Nina Sickenga Founder at MOSS
5
6
5
7
5.75
Anna Gavrichkova
Anna Gavrichkova Founder at LEFT design
Amazing facade of the building and...
5
4
5
4
4.5
Wen Hao
Wen Hao Founder and Chief Curator at Design Spring– Contemporary China Furniture Design Fair
5
6
5
5
5.25
Ken Hu
Ken Hu President/Principal Partner at CHENG CHUNG DESIGN (HK) LTD. CCD
6
6
5
5
5.5
Ester Bruzkus
Ester Bruzkus Founder at Ester Bruzkus Architekten
6
6
7
5
6
Golnar Roshan
Golnar Roshan Creative Partner at Rive Roshan
6
5
7
5
5.75
Justin Donnelly
Justin Donnelly Creative Director at Jumbo
5
5
5
5
5
Hamish Guthrie
Hamish Guthrie Founder and Director at Hecker Guthrie
5
5
6
5
5.25
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Small Apartment of the Year
6.83
7.30
7.12
6.12
6.84
Natalie Badenduck
Natalie Badenduck Associate Professor at Mount Royal University
MANY different ideas and concepts d...
4
5
4
4
4.25
Melvyn Law
Melvyn Law Director / Principal Designer at Limelight atelier
Lots of injection of having natural...
6
6
5
7
6
Manuela Mannino
Manuela Mannino Architect at THDP
4
5
5
6
5
Nina Sickenga
Nina Sickenga Founder at MOSS
5
6
5
7
5.75
Anna Gavrichkova
Anna Gavrichkova Founder at LEFT design
Amazing facade of the building and...
5
4
5
4
4.5
Wen Hao
Wen Hao Founder and Chief Curator at Design Spring– Contemporary China Furniture Design Fair
5
6
5
5
5.25
Ken Hu
Ken Hu President/Principal Partner at CHENG CHUNG DESIGN (HK) LTD. CCD
6
6
5
5
5.5
Ester Bruzkus
Ester Bruzkus Founder at Ester Bruzkus Architekten
6
6
7
5
6
Golnar Roshan
Golnar Roshan Creative Partner at Rive Roshan
6
5
7
5
5.75
Justin Donnelly
Justin Donnelly Creative Director at Jumbo
5
5
5
5
5
Hamish Guthrie
Hamish Guthrie Founder and Director at Hecker Guthrie
5
5
6
5
5.25
Client
Ascot Corp.
Floor area
527 ㎡
Completion
2020
Budget
195,000,000 JPY
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FUDOMAE APARTMENT WITH SIX VOIDS A five-storey apartment complex of 14 units was developed for a parcel along a commercial avenue near the entrance to Meguro Fudoson, a Buddhist temple. To develop a parcel relatively deep with tight frontage in central Tokyo, the main theme for drawing the plan focused on supply of daylight and airflow throughout, while retaining density and thus enhancing rents. In this regard, a void to meet the local ordinance requirement of an evacuation route and additional voids were established. 

The completed building comprises two volumes, front and rear, separated by open corridors installed with stairs ascending to all floors for access to the flats. The four corners of each volume are notched to establish six vertical voids that bring light down into each unit for a heartening indoor environment. The studio flats in this complex arrange their bath areas towards the core of their volume and corridor along an exterior wall. The respective corridors internally connect the six voids as thoroughfares of natural ventilation from the street-front to the back. 

The one-bedroom flats of the rear volume similarly have bath areas at the core and can be traversed past the entrance and the kitchen space to the living room or bedroom for a layout allowing circular movement around the flat’s entire perimeter. A loft and steps for cats are located in the vicinity of windows facing the voids. Cats can sun themselves and peer outside. Overall, the indoor environment provides comfort for human residents and cats.