FURNITURE HOUSE 2/家具の家 No.2
Kanagawa, Japan
1996
Photo: Hiroyuki Hirai
「家具の家No.2」は商品化を目指し、2階建て、延床面積35坪の4人家族用住宅のプロトタイプとして設計した。2階建てといっても構法的には平屋と全く同じで、水平剛性を確保した2階床の上に同じ手順で家具を並べ、1階同様ラグスクリューで家具同士と床の梁を固定する。ユニット的にはモジュールを変えず、新しいバリエーションとして、洗面台、キッチン、階段、空調入りクローゼットを加えた。
This was planned as a prototype for a four person-residential housing unit that could possibly be merchandized by adding a second floor and increasing the area by 115 square meters. Although it is a two-story building, the construction method remains the same with that of a one-storied house. Using the same procedure, furniture is placed on top of the second floor that had attained lateral strength. Rug-screws were then placed to stabilize the furniture and the floor beam. As for the units, modulars were not changed but instead a new variation of sink, kitchen, staircase, and closet with an interior air conditioner was added. Finally, the plan’s variation was greatly broadened by adding individual furniture-less wall units.