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فضاهای باریک و کوچک ، طراحی‌های خلاقانه

 

Real Slim & Shady: Hidden Contemporary Courtyard Home

Calling this a tricky site to work with would be something of a understatement. The lot is compressed toward the front, sandwiched by two buildings that run right up to the buildable border and leave a wide enough area for the main house only in the very back.

The piecemeal solution to this puzzle by Mount Fuji Architects is simple and conforms to the complex contours of the site plan: place a small and skinny entry structure along the street, open up a courtyard in the middle and locate the primary home spaces toward the back.

The rather bare and basic facade sits at one closed-off extreme, deceptively masking just how wide-open the plan is beyond the entry point.

Controlled sunlight from behind makes for a moderately daylit, two-story entrance zone but maximizes limited natural lighting access in the core open courtyard between the two primary pieces.

To keep a sense of unity from the first to the second structure, a common group of materials, built-in storage shelves and other design details bridge the psychological gap between. A concrete base, simple metal surfaces and wood for the rest provide connections in terms of both scale and texture.

Nonetheless, the physical separation of these interior volumes makes for an engaging transition from public, through common to ultimately private interior spaces as one moves from the sidewalk all the way through to the back living room, kitchen, bathroom and single bedroom.

 

Thin is In: The Skinny on a Super-Narrow Japanese House

As you may remember from previous projects like their day-lit, block-work home and Gerry-esque angular house, Atelier Tekuto tends to tackle strange sites and unique housing design projects.

This uncannily slim residence is certainly no exception – the buildable area above ground was laughably thin from one side of the site to the other, while the property extends back relatively far (by comparison) from the street.

The solution: a highly light-permeable translucent skin illuminates the entirety of the above-ground portion of the home, which filters down through expanded-metal decking to below-ground bedroom and work spaces.

The main level in the middle remains open and semi-private by comparison, while the upper story provides space to expand as well as for storage. Small space living means needing more nooks and crannies, if anything, not fewer.

Meanwhile, moving back on the site the structure compresses absurdly down to the point of accommodating only a single narrow staircase and small rear entrance.

Looking at this fragile and narrow shell, one would never guess how much more there is to the building … nor how much is resolved via under-stairs, out-of-site design solutions.

 

 

Alleyway House: Small Space Living on an Ultra-Narrow Lot

Bordered on all sides (except the street) by three impenetrable walls, it is hard to imagine how one could get enough light and air into such an enclosed space. This design solution manages to do more than ‘make the most’ of the available square footage – it actually creates a comfortable, cross-ventilated, sky-lit dwelling out of a seemingly impossible spatial situation.

Thanks to the climate of Singapore, where this structure was designed by Formwerkz architects, a number of opportunities existed to help connect inhabitants with the world outside. Despite the closed-off boundary conditions, nearly every area of the home has access to natural air and light on at least one (if not two sides), as illustrated in this three-dimensional diagram.

The mixture of white walls, wood accents, granite built-ins, concrete furniture, pebbles and plant life make for a lively set of engaging interior elements.

Textured concrete walls soften the borders surrounding the site, while living plants throughout the spaces make even the most interior, closed-off bathrooms and bedrooms seem nearly outdoors.

A series of open-air, steel-mesh and windowed skylights and light wells draw daylight down into even the lowest floors of this multi-story residence.

Finally, a green rooftop deck at the top of the primary staircase and light well takes full advantage of the one direction in which people can view out from the side, as does a small front garden space.

 

 

Huge Tropical House: Super-Small Lot + Big Beach Home =

It is tough enough to find ocean view property to buy – but building a 4500 square-foot dream home on a 30 by 60 sf. property is even trickier, particularly with space left for a back patio, interior garden and various front-yard tropical plants to keep the site green around the edges.

Broken lines and surfaces make the design dynamic on all fronts, both inside and out – a wood-and-white theme serving to further connect the interior and exterior, with linear wooden ceiling boards drawing one’s view ever outward.

One would never guess from looking at it just how much it pushes the building envelope in terms of bordering homes, vertical restrictions and relatively small lot dimensions (for a structure of its size anyway).

Rockefeller Partners designed the building to maximize ocean views and open spaces, taking full advantage of landscape elements and lines of site to make the rooms seem as big as possible and have the outdoors always close at hand.

The ultra-minimalist decor leaves something to be desired, perhaps, but the core architecture is dynamic and compelling in terms of layout, materials and three-dimensional design – especially the multiple deck, patio and porch spaces.

What more could you ask for: spacious living area and master bedroom, wonderful warm woodwork, modern architectural elements and (of course) tropical Malibu beach frontage right down the block.

You can bet this property did not come cheap, but at least the owners have (more than) made the most of their incredible investment (Images by Eric Staudenmaier).

 

  

Alleyway Abode: 4-Foot-Narrow Live/Work Writer’s Studio

It looks somewhat like a squished spaceship, squeezed into a space that (at its skinniest) is a mere 2 feet and 4 inches wide. And yes, it is both intended to be built and planned to be lived in full time.

Stuffed inside a side street once packed with trash and graffiti, this Warsaw dwelling by Centrala is composed of plywood panels on a steel frame with foam insulation along the front, top and back of the building.

Neither side needs (nor can afford the space for) much insulating, given that both sides touch existing adjacent buildings. The exterior will be draped in white-painted concrete cloth, both blending into the surroundings (in terms of color) while standing out from them (in terms of material, texture, scale and smoothness).

Water and sewage systems are semi-off-the-grid, operating more like a boat or mobile home than a normal full-time residence. A remote-control stairway extends downward to accommodate entries and exists without displacing interior or outdoor space otherwise.

As for building code compliance: this structure bucks (or circumvents) the system, designated an art installation rather than a residence. It is, after all, being designed to be used as semi-permanent guest accommodations for visiting writers – a live-work studio that may be cramped, but is also quite inspiring.