NEVER TOO SMALL: Japanese Architect’s Industrial Style Studio, Tokyo 48sqm/516sqf
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- Опубліковано 16 січ 2024
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Selecting materials that echo the natural beauty and industrial aesthetic of the Sumida River and its surrounds, architect Yutaro Ohta’s apartment and home office features raw and exposed materials, including plywood on the floors, walls and furniture as well as bare unfinished concrete and exposed pipes. Originally a typical 1 LDK layout (one bedroom, living, dining, and kitchen) Ohta removed all the walls creating an open studio space with flexible-use zones. Key to the redesign was moving the bathroom to the centre of the apartment and cladding it in a buffed steel, which helps carry the natural light into the deeper recesses of the apartment. Translucent plastic shower curtains, resembling the surface of the water, were added throughout the apartment as a tool for hiding storage, closing off rooms, adding privacy, or simply changing the mood.
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Ep. 160
Project Name: C/steel Apartment
Architect: otaa.co.jp/
Produced by New Mac Video Agency
Creator: Colin Chee
Director, Cinematographer & Editor: Nam Tran
Producer: Lindsay Barnard
Music: Solar Flare by Adi Goldstein from Artlist.io
I found myself typing out unsolicited opinions about a home that isn’t mine and then I erased it because I am just glad that he created a space that he enjoys. It’s his. There is no rules. If he is happy then that is all that matters.
I know everyone is being polite but this is plain awful.
Sorry, but I don't like this apartment
I love that he just went his own way, broke a lot of design rules and made something truly his own.
Contrary to many commenters, I think this is one of the most authentic and genuine designs you brought to the channel. It's an apartment that speaks on its own thanks to space and forms that only Japanese architects are able to put together so wonderfully!
Messy and kaotic. Makes me sad.
Extreme architecture or run out of money? It looks and feels like the latter. And it seems cramped, yet the floor size is quite large for a small home. Not for me.
Of all the houses Ive seen featured on this channel, this seems to be the most unfinished. For some reason, it feels like we’re looking into something deeply personal and intimate. This isn’t a showroom house but it has function, design, and narrative. I think it’s a very thought provoking space. Also, Sumomo just stole every scene for me. How am I supposed to look at the house when CAT
Totally meaningless, but the important thing is that he likes it.
The bed near the kitchen is a NO
I really like this episode because it is very real in a sense of showcasing actual everyday living in such small space including lots of hanging clothes, towels, kitchen counter with many different tools, and books that are loosely organized. This semi-organized somewhat messy state is what real life should be, not, in some cases, showing a nicely looking kitchen with only a water kettle.
It's raw, it's messy, it's rough and i absolutely love it.
What's interesting is that though he spoke in the typical NTS vocabulary, the design itself and his whimsy with the cat demonstrate that this is a man of wild and logical originality. I, for one, would be interested in seeing more of his designs.
The cat is so cute! I love that the owner really enjoy the space
The Japanese are always approaching interior design from such an unusual vantage point. They seem to embrace the unconventional and can find comfort in spaces that seem raw, industrial or sometimes even hostile. They never do anything just for the sake of beauty. There is always intention, a philosophy and a love for efficiency and utility that drive their design process.
thanks TNS for the male urge to live in a building site representation ✊️✊️✊️
So refreshing in its raw charm and unconventional alignments, comforting in its basicness, unburdened by trendiness
I would love to see NTS do a series were they revisit these spaces in 5 years and see what things the owners would adjust and change after living in them for a substantial time. It would be interesting to see the subtle functional changes
This is a pretty good example of "form follows function".
I like how he chopped the concrete floor at the entrance creating a step down, like a rugged stone one might place outside the door to your house.. And I think the plastic sheeting everyone seems to hate is a reference to the shimmer of the river outside his window.