建筑設計 : Tomoyuki Kurokawa Architects
項目名稱：Kitasenzoku公寓
項目地址 : 日本 東京 大田區
建筑結構 : 鋼筋混凝土
占地面積 : 145.78平米
建筑面積: 97.72平米
總建筑面積：490.07平米
攝影 : Takumi Ota
項目最初，業主希望設計師能在東京工業大學的周邊建造一幢綜合性建筑，如美國硅谷那樣，為大學、公司及周邊城鎮打造出一個相互依存的生活圈。建筑師由此命題出發，著手設計了一棟在周邊社區內獨樹一幟的純白色綜合性建筑樓——Kitasenzoku公寓，由業主公司的辦公樓、學生宿舍和員工及業主的寓所組成。
“As you find in Silicon Valley of the United States, I would like to produce a model case near Tokyo Institute of Technology, creating and developing a synergistic cycle for this university, companies and the neighboring towns.” This wish of a client was realized as a project to design and build an architectural complex at the site near the university, consisting of the office of the client’s company, the shared-room style student residences, and the residences for the staff members and the client.
Kitasenzoku公寓坐落于東京工業大學旁一個購物區內。入口門廳沿街而建，開放式面向城市，因此這一公共區域可被用來舉辦學生講座，同時也可作為城市居民的休閑空間。公共走道從大堂延伸而出，其設計與街道徑直相通，里面配備了長凳、照明及植物，構建出一種都市街道的氛圍。學生的公共宿舍也同樣開放式面向公共走廊，為在此居住的學生們營造出一種更為休閑、溫馨的輕松氛圍。空間墻面上還涂刷了白板面漆，可以供學生、員工隨意涂鴉，不僅為平淡的日常生活增添了不少趣味，還增進了學生與學生之間、員工與員工之間、學生與員工之間的交流和溝通。樓梯后方獨立的地道式空間更為學生及員工們提供了一個極佳的私密場所。
This site is located within the shopping district near the university. An entrance hall is situated along with a town street and opened to the city, so that the open area can be used as a lecture space for the students, or as a casual drop-by space for any city residents. The common hallway from the entrance hall is also designed as the extending passage from the town street, equipped with benches, lightings and plants for creating the atmosphere of a city street. A shared space used by the students is also opened to this common hallway, producing a casual and inviting atmosphere for the staff members. The whiteboard paint finish of the wall in this space allows them to draw on the wall, promoting casual and daily discussions among students and staff members. There is a private space for the students separated by the tunnel-like space behind the staircase.
雖然建筑師沒有對這幢大樓鮮明的輪廓給出明確的定義，但大樓新穎獨特的立面造型并非建筑師的率性所為，而是受到當地對于建筑縮進及陰影投射方面規定的限制，在兼顧建筑的占地面積及居住使用面積后，建筑師給出的設計方案。大樓內部采用了大量的開放式設計，不僅令建筑的體積縮減了不少，還為人們提供了更多交流、溝通的公共空間。陽臺便是這種開放式設計的典型代表，它填補了兩種立體設計準則之間的間隙。這些設計大膽的陽臺并不附屬于其中的某一位住客，而是屬于居住、工作于Kitasenzoku公寓內的所有人的公用場地，同時也保留了適度的私密性。
The building form was derived from the calculations of setback and shadow-casting regulations, while the volume of the building was defined by the necessary areas and spaces for the residences and users–as a result, balconies are produced as gaps between those two design criteria in three-dimensional manner. While those balconies could be shared by the residents through void spaces with maintaining their own privacies, such three-dimensional condition does not clearly divide the void space into pieces for an attached property of a particular residence.
Because this building has a prominent volume within the surrounding neighborhood, there is no clear and distinguishable front or back side of the building. The building volume is reduced by the sense of openness created by the openings on all elevations of the building.
這幢綜合性建筑樓的設計重點是在人與人之間、建筑與城市環境之間建立更緊密的聯系，并借此促進業主與住客、住客與住客之間，甚至是學生與城市居民之間更為親密的交流。
It is intended to design a building focusing on the relationships among people, or a building and the urban environment–and hopefully this building helps develop intimate communication between the client and residents, among residents, and even with the students and city residents to become part of such communication.
