{"id":601517,"date":"2023-12-18T02:30:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T23:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T02:30:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T23:30:30","slug":"this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/","title":{"rendered":"#This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &#038; Working"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_01.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Dubbed the Building Frame of the House, this home in Tokyo is a unique adaptable space for both living and working. It features stepped living areas framed by boardmarked concrete walls. It is designed by IGArchitects to function as \u201cone big room\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The clients] have a vague boundary between their private and work life, they were imagining a house where they can work anywhere and where they can sense the presence of each other wherever in the house,\u201d said founder Masato Igarashi. \u201cWith such lifestyle, rather than have small spaces for compact living, the house was designed to have a large volume and scale that makes various interactions between inside and outside space,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/igarchitects.jp\/\">IGArchitects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"2009\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_02.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_02.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"2009\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"6b82853754013bdd029866cd-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"6b82853754013bdd029866cd-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_08.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_08.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_08.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The home\u2019s central space is designed to be as open as possible, with the studio organizing the home\u2019s floors as irregularly stepped mezzanine layers. The various floors are connected via a black-metal staircase and a ladder. At the rear of the home, there is a ground-floor kitchen and first-floor bathroom. The bedrooms and the living spaces are located at the front. A massive bookcase is nestled against the southern wall.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"2009\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_03.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"2009\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"6b82853754013bdd029866cd-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"6b82853754013bdd029866cd-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_04.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_04.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad layout=\"fluid\" height=\"fluid\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/3847355\/yd-select-amp\"><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<p>The side walls of the home have been left quite blank, with sections of full-height glazing located at the front of the home, which offer a generous amount of natural light. \u201cThe floors are divided to make it difficult to see the interior from the outside, which is treated like a wall,\u201d said Igarashi. \u201cThe way the space is used overlaps, responding to the residents\u2019 lifestyle,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe floors can turn into a seat, table, shelf, ceiling, or bed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"2128\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_06.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_06.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"2128\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1953\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_11.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_11.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"1953\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_11.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The boardmarked concrete structures within the home are exposed, which are teamed up with wooden floors and shelving, and metal countertops in the kitchen, creating an interesting contrast. \u201cWe selected materials that would develop their own flavor as they age, and we wanted to bring out the texture and strength of the materials and their shades in the space,\u201d said Igarashi. \u201cSince the site is too small to create a garden, the interior and exterior are treated equally, and the materials are unified inside and out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1953\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_10.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_10.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"1953\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/17\/this-adaptable-studio-apartment-in-japan-is-designed-as-one-big-room-for-living-working\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Adaptable Studio Apartment In Japan Is Designed As \u201cOne Big Room\u201d For Living &amp; Working\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_10.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-hidden-panel-wrap\" style=\"display: none; 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It features stepped living areas framed by boardmarked concrete walls. It is designed by IGArchitects to function as \u201cone big room\u201d. \u201c[The clients] have a vague boundary between their private and work life, they&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":601518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/building-frame-of-the-house\/building_frame_of_the_house_yanko_design_04.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[147768,15182,20618],"class_list":["post-601517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-building-frame-of-the-house","tag-home","tag-japan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}