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Y-House by IDEA Office

Y-house which located in Saitama, Japan was designed by IDEA Office to manage the solar access to all parts of the house, connecting to the surrounding environment through outdoor spaces that enhanced the feeling of openness all while maintaining privacy.

Living Space Y-House by IDEA Office

This suburb house deployed on three levels: carport, utility and garden on the ground, primary living spaces on the second level, and children’s bedrooms on the third. The three levels are densely organized in the rear half of the site as a tall bar building, liberating the front half of the site as a privacy to provide unfettered solar access, a useful outdoor terrace that effectively doubles the living space, and a garden. All rooms of the house are oriented to look into the private terrace and garden, avoiding an awkward proximity with their neighbors.

Utility Space Y-House by IDEA Office

The house is strategically designed for passive solar control, employing the screen wall to shade the garden and adjacent bedrooms, and by incorporating a steel brise soleil to cool south facing glazing. Operable skylights allow for the natural ventilation of summer heat, while the low winter sun is brought into the house for passive heating. Other sustainable features include insulated metal panels, a reflective white roof, and instantaneous water heater.

Y-House Plans by IDEA Office

By locating the living areas on the second and third floors at the rear of the site the sectional qualities of the house provide privacy from the street while maintaining southern exposure. By employing a building organization that relies on a densely packed and efficient volume to liberate the remainder of the site, the Y-house creatively responds to the conditions of urban density in order to liberate the pleasures of living.

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This entry was posted on Friday, November 19th, 2010 at 12:25 pm and is filed under Minimalist House Design. Tags: efficient house volume, IDEA Office, Japan urban house, natural ventilation, outdoor terrace, private terrace and garden, saitama japan, steel house, sustainable features, Y-house by IDEA Office
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