House to catch the forest - Tezuka Architects

<span style="font-family:times new roman;">This cottage floats in the forest, its roof tilted to optimise the view over the treetops. The differences in ceiling heights were used to match the different purposes of the room.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUVt-zXdKg1tMzZWtJCX8dm-ycPny4D8x2XnGJ1tTLGv3oTci09klfFNUvTbLMO0j11z7AKrOBXo/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUVt-zXdKg1tMzZWtJCX8dm-ycPny4D8x2XnGJ1tTLGv3oTci09klfFNUvTbLMO0j11z7AKrOBXo/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzsMIDDFcs6dWkWzMIpnncCE6l2HHYz_HvgDUcw5mkJcI5ezdkI8DalwmLfRmyJ3V_dzXIRNa5IQ/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzsMIDDFcs6dWkWzMIpnncCE6l2HHYz_HvgDUcw5mkJcI5ezdkI8DalwmLfRmyJ3V_dzXIRNa5IQ/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwduStlQMpwIKqd3EEUWhbPghpVTIvwYalxIHlkIIEa9nILLObAUWiMH3N8ecliH_eAlj7u9rgEc/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-06.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwduStlQMpwIKqd3EEUWhbPghpVTIvwYalxIHlkIIEa9nILLObAUWiMH3N8ecliH_eAlj7u9rgEc/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-06.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puy9XraMvq5SFrcrlOQt1XPkHFafCiszepWKAvpkwbu7go-wxo0HDlXdfj8QMf-R5_HplcPuZtYk/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-07.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puy9XraMvq5SFrcrlOQt1XPkHFafCiszepWKAvpkwbu7go-wxo0HDlXdfj8QMf-R5_HplcPuZtYk/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-07.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br />Principal use: Weekend House<br />Building site: Chino-shi, Nagano, Japan<br />Site area: 1054.10m2<br />Building area: 80.74m2<br />Total floor area: 80.74m2<br />Structure: Wood<br />Architects: Tezuka Architects -Takaharu+Yui Tezuka, Masahiro Ikeda, Makoto Takei, Ryuya Maio<br />Architectural and Structural desing: Tezuka Architects + MASAHIRO IKEDA co., ltd<br />Lighting design: Masahide Kakudate (Masahide Kakudate Lighting Architect & Associates, Inc.)<br />Construction: Kitano Kensetsu<br />Design period: 2003.4-2003.9<br />Construction period: 2003.10-2004.4<br />Photography: </span><a href="http://www.katsuhisakida.com/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Katsuhisa Kida</span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> / FOTOTECA </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></div></span><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNEEczzBIaRgCxnQvluVE-ByoL85GMCBSQ4zuf2pQOT5Ise2xqxk3xr9s7rLPDwLeLGR-UZkmj1g/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-planta2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura,Tezuka-Architects" border="0" src="http://zqcazw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNEEczzBIaRgCxnQvluVE-ByoL85GMCBSQ4zuf2pQOT5Ise2xqxk3xr9s7rLPDwLeLGR-UZkmj1g/house-to-catch-the-forest-tezuka-architects-planta2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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House to catch the forest - Tezuka Architects

This cottage floats in the forest, its roof tilted to optimise the view over the treetops. The differences in ceiling heights were used to m...

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Formosa 1140 - Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

Located in the heart of West Hollywood, this new eleven unit housing project emphasizes the central importance of shared open space for the residents and the community.<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pJG9Go9cQoGy-OPqs9HHqL6dcpEISwiJXSkYGAvYvzenShagTc29DwDH93oJOIeoznzG2tPxW6Rg/formosa-1140-loha-architects-01.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pJG9Go9cQoGy-OPqs9HHqL6dcpEISwiJXSkYGAvYvzenShagTc29DwDH93oJOIeoznzG2tPxW6Rg/formosa-1140-loha-architects-01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />Formosa takes what would be the internalized open space of the courtyard and moves it to the exterior of the building to create a park which occupies approximately one third (4,600 sf) of the project site. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXthc42nrx_N7SeVhEld4BiBk1gNzL2Z6eKvgpu0QWWkvLx0ef8gsKEw30xFwXPRUwsSWQaFYXWQ/formosa-1140-loha-architects-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXthc42nrx_N7SeVhEld4BiBk1gNzL2Z6eKvgpu0QWWkvLx0ef8gsKEw30xFwXPRUwsSWQaFYXWQ/formosa-1140-loha-architects-02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pisTNN6h_SbeUTlVT9KMNtgS38OoUOfrVDaDOqNpJaNKtSvla4QKJKJoi7fYVGplskBpNnIcUN1M/formosa-1140-loha-architects-05.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pisTNN6h_SbeUTlVT9KMNtgS38OoUOfrVDaDOqNpJaNKtSvla4QKJKJoi7fYVGplskBpNnIcUN1M/formosa-1140-loha-architects-05.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />As a result of shifting the common open space to the exterior and pushing the building to one side, units are organized linearly allowing for ‘park frontage’ and cross-ventilation for every unit. External circulation is used as a buffer between public and private realms and articulated through layers of perforated metal and small openings.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ppF7jZEO9Y3N5oYk9hLeTOc0PTHFw8fgjLJqFPXXxza88LhS27LhH3UUCPH18zpJapYw1u3BVmWk/formosa-1140-loha-architects-18.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ppF7jZEO9Y3N5oYk9hLeTOc0PTHFw8fgjLJqFPXXxza88LhS27LhH3UUCPH18zpJapYw1u3BVmWk/formosa-1140-loha-architects-18.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pisTNN6h_Sbcbkz3J8iKpe9hz425y4kEvbRGxWWbU2kGJJNmcqFh7kUWeXd8M_KjgDkIseZ8dByk/formosa-1140-loha-architects-07.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pisTNN6h_Sbcbkz3J8iKpe9hz425y4kEvbRGxWWbU2kGJJNmcqFh7kUWeXd8M_KjgDkIseZ8dByk/formosa-1140-loha-architects-07.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwVjPG3m6kg8dO7X8I4jjn8MYLXLXJ7TEz-8JlJAyZ1P231aEO50O-H2UF4YP4gd7hvfEybLkDeQ/formosa-1140-loha-architects-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwVjPG3m6kg8dO7X8I4jjn8MYLXLXJ7TEz-8JlJAyZ1P231aEO50O-H2UF4YP4gd7hvfEybLkDeQ/formosa-1140-loha-architects-11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /><br />The careful placement of outer skin panels and inner skin fenestration creates a choreographed effect, both revealing and concealing, while achieving a unique expression of form and materials. The exterior skin also keeps west facing units cooler by acting as a screen and shading device.<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXBVOkCPSA2hiR2Xhm41UYYgO-eGCUu_Ap7YjrlZ2E4aDQaWFaWmtptP2dXEc5RTMaaeu-FLIQvw/formosa-1140-loha-architects-14.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXBVOkCPSA2hiR2Xhm41UYYgO-eGCUu_Ap7YjrlZ2E4aDQaWFaWmtptP2dXEc5RTMaaeu-FLIQvw/formosa-1140-loha-architects-14.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The provision of this park space resulted in a series of negotiations between Habitat Group Los Angeles, LLC (Developer), LOHA (Architect) and the City from which a unique, more fluid, model of community planning and development emerged to the benefit of all parties involved. The outcome of these negotiations is the leasing of the park to the City of West Hollywood, to develop as part of a network of pocket parks throughout the City. This effort also helped Habitat Group Los Angeles take advantage of certain incentives and zoning concessions for the proposed building. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7seWzs0ah5Kgd-IuxIW5DEqVuUcCRaMs7xTtt12DEOjxP_GD-QO5viDAiJ3kKfGmNwRuZp9dJew/formosa-1140-loha-architects-16.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7seWzs0ah5Kgd-IuxIW5DEqVuUcCRaMs7xTtt12DEOjxP_GD-QO5viDAiJ3kKfGmNwRuZp9dJew/formosa-1140-loha-architects-16.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />This project presents a challenging but influential opportunity in regards to the creation and inclusion of an urban park in a private development. The park is accessible to the public at large, not solely residents with granted permission.<br /><br />Formosa 1140 contains within its own genetic code the imprint of a larger urban design that will offer some kind of public space back to the city and in so doing, distribute a patchwork of parks across Los Angeles’s formidable grid. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phyLcdOyhw_tNRmmNfBENc-ghz00SOAywYOJWBua-7YVV8LQeVbNJE_hh7ejT07dH0BqKpkf9GMw/formosa-1140-loha-architects-17.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phyLcdOyhw_tNRmmNfBENc-ghz00SOAywYOJWBua-7YVV8LQeVbNJE_hh7ejT07dH0BqKpkf9GMw/formosa-1140-loha-architects-17.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Architects: LOHA Architects<br />Location: West Hollywood, California, USA<br />Principal in Charge: Lorcan O’Herlihy<br />Project Team: Katherine Williams (PM), Kevin Tsai, Evan Brinkman, Kevin Southerland<br />Client: Habitat Group Los Angeles, LLC<br />Project year: 2008<br />Constructed Area: 1,486 sqm<br />Area per unit: 140 sqm aprox.<br />Photographs: Lawrence Anderson </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pciDQjcePB1y2E8hhjUsETOslQuLMzcaL_GiX8P6BPP7PjNdVXCfdEyw0AVWEcUt7faOofCesAWs/site-plan.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pciDQjcePB1y2E8hhjUsETOslQuLMzcaL_GiX8P6BPP7PjNdVXCfdEyw0AVWEcUt7faOofCesAWs/site-plan.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnrL-DcD9KOTJhlC3KAUhEIbjNhmDIkYo04RfivRnCkbdsSARVSFPTs9oOWY0K0lW0JiLsAefD04/section.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnrL-DcD9KOTJhlC3KAUhEIbjNhmDIkYo04RfivRnCkbdsSARVSFPTs9oOWY0K0lW0JiLsAefD04/section.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUGvtp3YLEu-j-Ta81QNzbHb2WKiYjwkFDTrZsI7wlsSoo41iBw2_AdRVFl03t0vBu-k-hdeMe64/park-diagram.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="house,casa,arquitectura, vivienda-colectiva" border="0" src="http://zqbk5g.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUGvtp3YLEu-j-Ta81QNzbHb2WKiYjwkFDTrZsI7wlsSoo41iBw2_AdRVFl03t0vBu-k-hdeMe64/park-diagram.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div>

Formosa 1140 - Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

Located in the heart of West Hollywood, this new eleven unit housing project emphasizes the central importance of shared open space for the ...

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