Introducing Living Around a Square | Square Room, a custom-built home example by Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates, a Architect / Design office in 302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
Two units located on the top floor of a whole-building renovation.
Unit 401. A highly permeable circulation plan organized around the 'square' placed at the center of the room.
Consolidating services within a boxed core minimizes renovation costs while maximizing occupant flexibility.
Walls painted in situ, preserving the existing structural relief; floors are oak planks stained a smoke tone.
The traces imprinted on the walls are abstracted in white, creating room for interpretation.
The slightly compact Unit 402. The central service core is passable.
From a tunnel carved through a white, rectilinear box, access leads to storage, toilet, and bath/washbasin.
By centralizing the service core, east–west openings are utilized to their fullest extent.
Details that minimize direct junctions between materials.
In a whole-building renovation, service piping routes can be re-laid to accommodate changes in the floor plan.
Because piping and wiring are generally left exposed, routing was planned with care.