On the Corner House by Eastern Design Office
Anna Nakamura and Taiyo Jinno of Kyoto-based architecture firm Eastern Design Office have created another sharp structure with the On the Corner house. It’s a seven-unit rental apartment complex located in an mixed use residential/industrial area of Youkaichi, Japan. The lot, which is severely triangular, remained empty for some time, as the shape made it undesirable to builders and the city did not want to allocate funds to make it a green space. Looks like it was worth the wait.
The building is concrete, glass, and stone. Yes, the overall structure is triangular, but look — the façade is comprised of square components. The architects conceived the structure as a surreal “present” or “toy box,” and also liken it to “a fictional tip of a boat [that looks] as if it were escaping from town.” On a more practical note, each unit is made up of a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom.
Photos by Koichi Torimura.
Wow, there is something so surreal about that last picture. It’s a beautiful building, but it seems so out of place in that area.
Agreed, it’s got a real ability to transport you. But does look odd in its surroundings.
Not much privacy! But cool nonetheless
Cool, It looks like a super-modern version of “Fetta di polenta” in Turin, Italy
http://www.zeroundicipiu.it/2010/07/11/galleria-franco-noero-fetta-di-polenta/
Looks really cool. If it was my office I can see the directions now… “yeah, uh-huh the one inside the blue cheese building”
I don’t see anyone building that at the outer banks but it is defiantly something to talk about.
http://www.obxwebdesigner.com