A Tree House Has Grown in Tokyo
In 2017, architect Akihisa Hirata created Tree-ness House, a building that invites new ecosystems into the urban landscape.
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In this building with multiple floors, designed to act as housing, interior and exterior spaces mix and blend together. The main intention held by architect Akihisa Hirata, who created Tree-ness House, was to ‘develop a new architectural principle, with the aim of creating a complex ecosystem connected to the city.’
Tree-ness House, located in Otsuka district in eastern Tokyo, is made up of three main elements: boxes that sculpt the structure of the house, staircases and landings that create a link between the inside and outside, and plants and greenery.
Architect Akihisa Hirata, an internationally renowned figure whose work has been exhibited at MoMA, designed this house in response to a request from gallery owner Taka Ishii, who wanted to combine his home with his studio.
Tree-ness House (2017), a project by architect Akihisa Hirata, can be found on his website.
© Vincent Hecht
© Vincent Hecht
© Vincent Hecht
© Vincent Hecht
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