Greenwich Village Townhouse | New York City | SPG Architects

The renovation of this townhouse began with extensive demolition for structural reasons. It was completely gutted and re-oriented toward the rear garden. The stair was moved off of the south party wall, which was plastered smooth and only delicately touched by any adjacent architecture. The north party wall was densely packed with maple cabinetry, linking spaces front to back visually. The internal space, left open at every floor, has clearly defined volumes at the center. These polished plaster boxes, containing the discrete functions of bathrooms and closets, set the edges of living spaces. Large panels, both solid and translucent, slide or pivot to close off or open up the malleable programmatic arrangements, allowing for privacy or connection as conditions require. The front facade was restored in accordance with local landmark requirements and the rear façade was built anew of glass and steel with cement board infill panels......more

3 Storey Wooden House | Tokyo Designed By Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio

The site is situated in downtown Tokyo, which is a planned residential community with a mix of old and new prototyped houses. The site is on a long wit a narrow frontage and the first floor space is required for the maintenance and to store a canoe.
In order to respect the common shape and texture of nearby existing buildings, the shape of the roof of the building are also commonly found in nearby old house.
The result is the appearance in consideration of the shape of the site environment and the neighborhood became like a townhouse.....more
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Location:Meguro-ku Tokyo
Program: three-story wooden house
site area: 87.29
building area: 34.08
Floor Area: 112.90

Townhouse in Sao Paulo | Affonso Risi Arquiteto

Townhouse on a slope,with a length of 50m long but wit a narrow 9.90 m width along the street.
The size of the project are controlled by the Golden Proportion and the Fibonacci Series.

At the entry level, one meter above the sidewalk, is a Balcony / shelter for cars, studio stairs on the water surface with carp.

The whole program is developed in house level. It was created a void between the two bodies of the deck to reduce the appearance of long, narrow building. In it is the stairs.

Particular attention was paid to lighting, whether natural or artificial.Greater integration with the outside world, "bringing" street trees for the landscape of the room, koi pond bottom into the studio and garden.

The house seems bigger than it is. There is a roof terrace, accessible by the extension of the stairs. The block that contains the area close to the rooms in red, shown as "attachment" of white volumes of the rest of the building.

2005/2008

Author: Affonso Risi
arch. colab.: William T. S. Miyagui
model: Lucas BittarFAUMack
Photo: Paul Risi

structure: eng. Luiz de Assis José Botta
Lighting: The Light
Landscaping: Julia Risi and Marina Toscano
work: eng. Linnaeus Botta of Assisi
foreman: José Antonio da Silva

Townhouse Design | Randwick Townhouses | Fox Johnston

Architect’s Statement
Marked by two distinctive heritage listed homes, this expansive site in Randwick called for an innovative solution to provide 12 townhouses at the rear of the property.
The unsympathetic additions to the existing homes were to be removed and the site reconfigured to provide separate entrances to each of the dwellings.

The design response involved providing a large central courtyard garden from the street – delineating the two homes and providing a clear entry to the townhouses beyond.
Entry to the townhouses is via this garden along a central walkway – inserted between the two homes – leading to an intimate mews space through which access is provided to the townhouses.

Each of the mews townhouses was conceived of as a walled garden taking the form of a series of private courtyard spaces at ground level. A central courtyard breathes light and air into the house interconnecting open plan living spaces and allowing north light into upper floor spaces.

Living and kitchen areas embrace this north facing central courtyard and open completely onto a rear garden. Bedroom, bathroom and study spaces are located above, also benefiting from good light filtration and ventilation. A lightweight stair connects all levels, and leads to a private roof garden terrace and sundeck benefiting from expansive city views.

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Townhouse | Princelet Street Spitalfields, London | Chris Dyson

Ground Floor/Entrance Hall/Reception Room
27' x 17'1" / 8.2m x 5.2m
Large windows to front, with box frames currently used for exhibiting artwork. Full-height glazing at rear. Views down to dining area. Access to Patio.

Lower Ground Floor Kitchen / Dining Room
27' x 17'1" / 8.2m x 5.2m
Partly double-height, with access to patio / terrace.
Patio / Terrace
17'1" x 13'2" / 5.2m x 4m

First Floor Bedroom
14'1" x 11'2" / 4.3m x 3.4m
Bedroom
12'10" x 11'2" / 3.9m x 3.4m
Access to Balcony.

Bathroom
Bath, twin basins.

Cloakroom
WC, basin.

Second Floor Bedroom
14'1" x 11'5" / 4.3m x 3.5m
Bedroom
12'10" x 11'5" / 3.9m x 3.5m

Bathroom
Bath with shower over, basin, WC.

Cloakroom
WC, basin.

Third Floor Master Bedroom / Studio
27' x 17'1" / 8.2m x 5.2m
With basin. Double-aspect.
Approximate gross internal area: 2,373 sq ft / 220.5 sq m

Source:the modern house

House In IJburg,Amsterdam | Rocha Tombal

House IJburg
Client: Fam. Winkel Molenaar
Design: 2006-2007
Realisation: 2008

The closed façade offers a “statement” by reacting on its neighbours by contrast.
Only on the ground floor is the white volume cut off. At this point the front facade is pushed backwards, like a scenario, allowing the perception of the stair.
Behind the closed façade a “light-route” is created: after experiencing exposure and light intensity on the ground-floor, the visitor gets on the first-floor the feeling of stepping into an enclosed darker staircase. Through it’s form, which at some points is cut off to allow light penetration, and the contrast between fully open and fully closed, a light-game arises, which floor after floor guides and surprises. At the end of the route, via one sharp roof opening, the visitor feels again the confrontation with an intensive bath of light.
The stair climbs through the whole house next to a facility’s unit which on the ground floor separates the transparent hall from the intimate living room, and in the other floors, the circulation area from the sleeping / working rooms. By situating both staircase and facility’s unit directly behind the front façade, these spaces become flexible, less deep and bright. The windows of the back façade which in each room are different in form and size offer to every space a different light quality.
In the void of the living room, the sculptural fire-place connects the ground floor with the first floor.
In this way, and embraced by light, one high impressive space is created.
Text and images from Rocha Tombal.