Introducing Condominium Renovation with Cross-Ventilation | 'Fukinagashi' House, 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
Condominium renovation with natural cross-ventilation.
Kitchen with generous storage: built-in counter, adjustable shelving, and a cupboard.
View from the kitchen toward the living area.
Joinery produced to full ceiling height, avoiding beam projections.
The prominent beam integrates the air-conditioning drain and refrigerant piping within the pipe shaft.
The large bespoke bookshelf (3.3 × 1.8 m) was fabricated in sections for the high-rise delivery and assembled on site.
The four-panel sliding doors are suspended to accommodate their weight, with floor-embedded stoppers permitting fixation at any position.
Overall view of the LDK. The space above the bookshelf forms a ventilation passage.
A large mattress spans the full width of the opening, enabling the family to sleep together freely.
Inward-tilting windows incorporate a free-stop mechanism to adjust opening positions.
Family bedroom.
Playroom for the triplet children.
Large-capacity storage on the right.
Doors fabricated with oak veneer facing.
View from the corridor toward the playroom, study, and LDK.
Storage doors are off-the-shelf products, selected to prioritize function and cost efficiency.
The existing retro entrance mailbox was retained and reused.
Remodeling
Housework Flow
Display Storage
Renovation
Apartment Renovation
Family with Children
Natural Materials
Flexible Partition
Breezy House
Natural Modern
Keijiro Yamada
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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]
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