Located in central Osaka. This is a renovation of a high-rise condominium with large openings on both the north and south façades. The occupants are a couple and their triplets. We secured ample storage and selected highly durable finishes—such as hard-wearing wall coverings and engineered flooring—to tolerate occasional wear and staining. Thermal insulation and soundproofing measures were thoroughly implemented. Arranged in series from a large open-plan LDK (living–dining–kitchen) to the owner’s study (designed to become a children’s room in the future), a playroom, and a bedroom where the family sleeps side-by-side in a kawaji formation, the plan establishes a continuous north–south air path so that opening the windows allows refreshing breezes to pass through the home. Even in a central-city condominium, leveraging site conditions created a dwelling that conveys subtle natural qualities.
Use | Multi-family housing Structure/scale | SRC (steel-reinforced concrete) building; project located on the 12th floor of a 14-storey building Design supervision | Yoshihiro Yamamoto [yyaa] Photography | Keijiro Yamada [YFT]