T-Square Design Associates

西宮市内の武庫川の河川敷から、少し入ったところにある、新たに開発された住宅街の角地に建つ住宅である。南北に道路がある特殊な敷地なので、それを活かし、１階に南北に建物を貫く外部空間を設けることで各道路を空間でつないでいる。どちらの道路からも車の出入が可能な計画となっており、南側に２台、北側に１台の駐車が可能である。そのため、コーナーの柱は抜き、壁の角を取り、アールにすることで、出来るだけ車が出入し易いようにしている。２階へ上ると大きなテラスを含め、敷地の形状をそのまま反映したほぼワンルーム形式の一体空間が広がる。機能から導き出された形態は建物側面から見ると、一見パンツのようにも見えるが、普遍的な形態として、この町にあり続けることを願う。

構造：下山建築設計室
写真：絹巻豊

This house is built on a corner lot in a newly developed residential area, a little way from the riverbed of Mukogawa River in Nishinomiya City. The site is unique with roads running north and south, so we took advantage of this and created an external space on the first floor that runs through the building from north to south, connecting each road with space. The plan is designed to allow cars to enter and exit from either road, and it is possible to park two cars on the south side and one on the north side. For this reason, the corner pillars have been removed, the corners of the walls have been rounded, and the space is made as easy to enter and exit as possible. When you go up to the second floor, you will find an integrated space that is almost a one-room type, including a large terrace, which reflects the shape of the site as it is. When viewed from the side of the building, the form derived from its function looks like bikini at first glance, but we hope that it will continue to exist in this town as a universal form.

Structure：Shimoyama Architects Office.
Photo：Yutaka Kinumaki