CASE STUDY:

KITAGATA APARTMENT BUILDING

BY SANAA, IN GIFU, JAPAN
James Lenk
ARC-541, SIU, Spring 2015

Table of Contents
Building Overview.............................................................3
Site Context......................................................................4
Floor Plan.........................................................................5
Room Configuration.........................................................6
Structure........................................................................... 11
Additional Photos.............................................................12
Sources............................................................................14

Building Overview

Architect: Kazuyo Sejima, SANAA

Date: 1994-2000 (two Phases)
Location: Kitagata, Gifu, Japan
Building Type: Apartment Housing

Site Context
Masterplan development for New Kitagata Housing
Complex (4 Buildings) in Gifu, Japan by Arata Isozaki

SANAA

Hawley Architects

diller scofidio + renfro

Akiko Takahashi

Floor Plan
Various Apartment Sizes

Public
Circulation

Floor Plan

Room Configuration

Room Configuration

Room Configuration

Room Configuration

Bath

Japanese
Room

Dining/
Kitchen

Bedroom

Terrace

Family
Room

Public Circulation

Openings Through Building

Most units have a semi-private terrace which naturally ventilates.

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Structure

Concrete
Floor
Slabs

Concrete
Bearing
Walls

Concrete
Foundation

11

Additional Photos

12

Additional Photos

Landscaped area by Martha Schwartz. Image take from apartment.

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Sources
http://tajvedelem.hu/Tankonyv/TH_en/ch05.html
http://abgoldman.com/gifu_kitagata.html#ad-image-0
http://tactilegoods.com/2011/10/dominant-types-and-the-idea-of-the-city-studio-midterm/
http://projetoderesidencia.blogspot.com/2012/05/modos-de-morar-japao.html
http://soundslikeleeway.com/index.php/project/gifu-kitagata-case-study/
http://sergiocasado.com/Architecture-Visualization
https://prezi.com/jk__lqm1vmok/sanaa/
http://www.msaudcolumbia.org/summer/?p=3140

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