Koshino House

Neil Ryan Young LEED AP

610 348 1188nei l [email protected]

Completed December 2012 for Drexel University

Koshino House

Neil Ryan YoungArch 134October 24, 2012

The site of the Koshino house is located within a densely populate suburb of Osaka Japan.

From the interior, views have been designed to focus attention to the wooded area of the site, and creates a rural aesthetic.

While the modern concrete forms dominate the site, they maintain a delicate balence with the open space located on the lower potion of the site.

Main House

Studio

Guest Rooms

Site Plan

Site plan: created in Autodesk Revit, modified with Adobe Illustrator CS6

Birds eye site view: modeled in Autodesk Revit, rendered in TwinMotion.

Studio

Dining

Bath

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Bath

Storage Bed Tatami

Closet

Living

Entry

Section B

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A

Bed Bed Bed Bed

Ground Floor Plan

The entry of the Koshino house is at the upper level. From this angle, one gets a nearly uninterupted view of the wooded area beyond the site and can see the linear form of the buildings below.

To access the lower level, visitors must travel down a stair directly opposite the main entry. Once on the lower leve, there is a connecting corridor that links all three buildings. This corridor is a narrow space that opens at both ends to spectacular views.

Above:Image modeled and rendered in Autodesk Revit

Plans, Elevations and Sections:modeled with Audesk Revit, modified with Adobe Illustrator CS6

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Studio Roof

Guest Room Roof

Entry

Courtyard

Section B

First Floor Plan

North West Isometric

The above photograph illustrates the suburban location of the site.

South Elevation

East Elevation

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Roof 1-1280

Roof 31270

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Floor Bed-2900

Floor 2-1200

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Connecting Corridor Sitting RmStudio

Toilet

Living Room Entry

Section B

Section A

This rendering illustrates the simplicity in the design and interior aesthetic. Natural elements (concrete, wood, steel) serve as the primary elements inside and out.

Modeled in Autodesk Revit, rendered in TwinMotion

The experience of the Koshino house is one of light and shadow. The architect was very deliberate in his placement of windows and skylights to control the amount of light in the building.

The quality of light is equally important to the experience of the Koshino house. Most glazing faces East or South while skylights wash the northern walls turning the interior into a giant sundial.

This rendering illustrates the quality of light on a winter morning.

Modeled in Autodek Revit, rendered in TwinMotion, enhanced with Adobe Photoshop CS6

The courtyard between the main house and guest house creates a crevasse that like the interior space, is dominated by the contras of light and shadow.

Test Image rendered in Autodesk Revit and enhanced with Adobe Photoshop CS6