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Gifu Kitagata Apartments

Gifu Kitagata Apartment

Gifu Kitagata Apartment

Basic Information

• Location: Gifu, Japan

• Architect: Kazuyo Sejima & Associates and Yanmasei Sekkei

• Design Period: April 1994- March 1996 (phase 1); April 1998-July 1998 (phase 2)• Construction Period: April 1996- March 1998 (phase 1); January 1999-March 2000

• Building Type: 10-Storey Public Housing Reconstruction.

• Site size: about 400,000 Square Feet.

• Building Area: 584 m2 =6,249 square feet.

• Total Building Area: 4,706 m2

• #of units: 107

Urban Morphology-Morphology and Context- Grouping

Urban Morphology-Access and Circulation

Urban Morphology-Land Use

housing

Community/public

roads

Educational

Urban Morphology-Distribution of Open Space

Hard Surface

Informal

Roads

Formal

Designed

Urban Morphology-Zoning of Open Space

Site (acres)9.18

Site (hectares)3.72

Private Semi-public Public

Urban Morphology-Coverage

Coverage

Site=100%

Buildings=21% of site

Open Space Buildings

Urban Morphology-Density ＋Orientation

129 units per acreO 1 Dot = 10 unit

317 units per hectaresO 1 Dot = 30 unit

Building Typology-building type

Freestanding Row Houses

High-Rise Slabs

Building Typology-Kinds of Units

zero bedroom One bedroom Two bedroom Three bedroom Four bedroom

Building Typology-Distribution of Units

Building Typology-Access and Circulation from Outside to Inside

Public Access Perforations

Building Typology-Public Hallways

Building Typology-Public Stairways Outside

Characteristics of the Units-Unit types

Courtyard units

Characteristics of the Units-Unit Orientation

Open two wayPrivate Balcony： Sunroom

Public Hallway

Characteristics of the Units-Definition of the Activity Spaces

Bedroom

Living RoomKitchen/Dinning Room

Tea room/Living room

Four Bedroom

Two Bedroom

ThreeBedroom

Characteristics of the Units-Definition of the Activity Spaces

Characteristics of the Units-Entry/circulation

Terrace Japanese room

Terrace

Japanese room

Characteristics of Function and Use-Furnishing

BedroomLiving room

Dining Room sunroom

Characteristics of Function and Use-Furnishing