K house / Japan
Kitamura Naoya Architects & Planners / Japan
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DFA Design for Asia Awards 2019 l Bronze Award l Environmental Design ▪ Home and Residential Spaces
THINKING IN HUMAN SCALE
Located at a site far from the main street and surrounded by houses, this residential suite features a partition-less layout that maximises the sense of spaciousness in what would otherwise be a claustrophobic residential apartment. Replacing walls are pillars, placed exactly 1.82m apart, divides the different uses of spaces while keeping its integrity. 1.82m approximately measured to a ken or a fathom – the human scale measurement in Japanese culture and western culture respectively – making the space more natural and accommodating to its residents.
