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Gifu Kitagata Apartments
Gifu Kitagata Apartment
Gifu Kitagata Apartment
Basic Information
• Location: Gifu, Japan
• Architect: Kazuyo Sejima & Associates and Yanmasei Sekkei
• Design Period: April 1994- March 1996 (phase 1); April 1998-July 1998 (phase 2)• Construction Period: April 1996- March 1998 (phase 1); January 1999-March 2000
• Building Type: 10-Storey Public Housing Reconstruction.
• Site size: about 400,000 Square Feet.
• Building Area: 584 m2 =6,249 square feet.
• Total Building Area: 4,706 m2
• #of units: 107
Urban Morphology-Morphology and Context- Grouping
Urban Morphology-Access and Circulation
Urban Morphology-Land Use
housing
Community/public
roads
Educational
Urban Morphology-Distribution of Open Space
Hard Surface
Informal
Roads
Formal
Designed
Urban Morphology-Zoning of Open Space
Site (acres)9.18
Site (hectares)3.72
Private Semi-public Public
Urban Morphology-Coverage
Coverage
Site=100%
Buildings=21% of site
Open Space Buildings
Urban Morphology-Density ＋Orientation
129 units per acreO 1 Dot = 10 unit
317 units per hectaresO 1 Dot = 30 unit
Building Typology-building type
Freestanding Row Houses
High-Rise Slabs
Building Typology-Kinds of Units
zero bedroom One bedroom Two bedroom Three bedroom Four bedroom
Building Typology-Distribution of Units
Building Typology-Access and Circulation from Outside to Inside
Public Access Perforations
Building Typology-Public Hallways
Building Typology-Public Stairways Outside
Characteristics of the Units-Unit types
Courtyard units
Characteristics of the Units-Unit Orientation
Open two wayPrivate Balcony： Sunroom
Public Hallway
Characteristics of the Units-Definition of the Activity Spaces
Bedroom
Living RoomKitchen/Dinning Room
Tea room/Living room
Four Bedroom
Two Bedroom
ThreeBedroom
Characteristics of the Units-Definition of the Activity Spaces
Characteristics of the Units-Entry/circulation
Terrace Japanese room
Terrace
Japanese room
Characteristics of Function and Use-Furnishing
BedroomLiving room
Dining Room sunroom
Characteristics of Function and Use-Furnishing
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