House in Jiyugaoka

Airhouse Design Office designed in Nagoya the renovation of a 40-year-old reinforced concrete apartment with a big dress room in the center that function as a passage as well as a storage.

This project was a renovation of a 40-year-old reinforced concrete apartment.

The spaces of the house were designed from a viewpoint of “storing clothes”. It was said that the client had a passion for fashion and loved trying on clothes or displaying newly bought clothes.

Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan

The client requested a large-sized closet space. However, the architects thought it was a shame to completely hide away the precious clothes. Therefore, a large closet space, called a dress room, was made in the center of the plan. The room functions as a passage as well as a display storage and a hide-away storage, and the space continuously changes depending on the situation or season. By doing so, fashion blends into life, and the space became a place to change the client’s mood whenever it was passed by. This renovation project was done by constructing spaces through re-examination of the conventional ideas of clothing storage.

Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan
Airhouse Design Office, House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi, Japan. Ground floor plan


House in Jiyugaoka, Nagoya city, Aichi
Program
: renovation of an apartment
Architects
: Keiichi Kiriyama / Airhouse Design Office
Area: 114 sqm
Completion: December 2013