Tadao Ando Row House Sumiyoshi

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TADAO ANDO

who is TADAO ANDO?

Tadao Ando is an architect of light, a master of space, and an enigma of the architecture relm. Ando became an overnight sensation with the Row House. And yet he never underwent any formal architecture training, Originally employed as a carpenter, his interest in architecture developed when he found a book of Le Corbusier's sketches abd traced over the drawings "so many times that all the sketches turned black".

Since Ando did not undertake any formal architectural education, his unique style and line of thought about architecture has become a product of his direct experiences, not taught intellectualism.

His work is not the monumental, sculpturesque variety, but instead focuses on architecture that relates to actual, fluid human life with its whirlpool of desires and emotion.

Though he greatly simplifies materials, he produces a human scale, by means of a symbolisation of the way of life of the inhabitants.

who is TADAO ANDO?

Location: Osaka, JapanLocation: Osaka, JapanDesign: January - August 1975Design: January - August 1975Construction: October 1975 - Construction: October 1975 - February 1976February 1976Site area: 57.3 sqmSite area: 57.3 sqmBuilding area: 33.7 sqmBuilding area: 33.7 sqmTotal floor area: 64.7 sqmTotal floor area: 64.7 sqm

whatis the AZUMA HOUSE?whatis the AZUMA HOUSE?

what is the AZUMA HOUSE?what is the AZUMA HOUSE?

The New Version of Old Row The New Version of Old Row House, usually referred to House, usually referred to as the Row House, or Azu-as the Row House, or Azu-ma House (named after the ma House (named after the client) is built on a very client) is built on a very narrow lot in a core urban narrow lot in a core urban rowhouse neighborhood. rowhouse neighborhood.

Ando inserted a simple, Ando inserted a simple, narrow concrete rectangu-narrow concrete rectangu-lar residence. lar residence.

During construction, the During construction, the adjacent buildings were adjacent buildings were left untouched.left untouched.

construction of the AZUMA construction of the AZUMA

Ando's Row House is a concentrated treatment of the old Kyoto townhouse, a modernisation of the internal courtyard of Japanese house design.

In the centre of the house is a central courtyard with exposed-concrete walls, a corridor overhead, and a heavy staircase.

Because of the way the plan is cut off, in order to use the bathroom, the client must go downstairs and pass briefly through an outdoors area.

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In addition to providing In addition to providing light and serving as the light and serving as the focal point of family focal point of family life, this small court life, this small court is a spatial entity that is a spatial entity that attempts to compensate attempts to compensate for the reduced physical for the reduced physical space.space.

A central courtyard is A central courtyard is at the heart of this at the heart of this house, buffering the house, buffering the other spaces from the other spaces from the outside world, while outside world, while providing all with providing all with access to light and access to light and air. air.

Only the living room is Only the living room is connected to the public connected to the public street, by way of an inset street, by way of an inset stoop. In addition to living stoop. In addition to living room and courtyard, the room and courtyard, the ground floor contains all ground floor contains all the service spaces (kitchen/ the service spaces (kitchen/ dining room and bathroom), dining room and bathroom), which are clustered in the which are clustered in the rear one-third of the house. rear one-third of the house.

A narrow stair and bridge A narrow stair and bridge lead to the upstairs bedroom lead to the upstairs bedroom and study, which lie on ei-and study, which lie on ei-ther side of the courtyard. ther side of the courtyard.

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Because the Azuma Because the Azuma house is windowless house is windowless on all sides and only on all sides and only receives light from receives light from its courtyard, an its courtyard, an artificial lighting artificial lighting system is created for system is created for the evening.the evening.

illuminating the AZUMA HOUSEilluminating the AZUMA HOUSE

During the evening, During the evening, the back of the the back of the room is illuminated room is illuminated through the walls through the walls to provide adequate to provide adequate lighting.lighting.

The hard and artifi-The hard and artifi-cial light from light cial light from light tubes also emphasize tubes also emphasize the rough concrete the rough concrete interior.interior.

Even later in the evening Even later in the evening when more lighting is re-when more lighting is re-quired, soft red light quired, soft red light emits through the square emits through the square openings in the walls.openings in the walls.

The red light coming from The red light coming from these small openings these small openings encompasses the building, encompasses the building, allowing it to be adequately allowing it to be adequately lit.lit.

responses to the AZUMA HOUSEresponses to the AZUMA HOUSE

Tadao Ando said of the Azuma Tadao Ando said of the Azuma House: House:

"This small house was the point "This small house was the point of origin for my subsequent of origin for my subsequent work... My intention was to work... My intention was to insert a concrete box in this insert a concrete box in this center section and to create a center section and to create a microcosm within it, a simple microcosm within it, a simple composition with diverse spaces composition with diverse spaces and dramatized by light."and dramatized by light."

Critics have pointed out that Critics have pointed out that because the bedrooms were because the bedrooms were upstairs in separate halves, upstairs in separate halves, to navigate the building would to navigate the building would be "inconvenient" as one would be "inconvenient" as one would have to go outside from the have to go outside from the bedroom through the courtyard bedroom through the courtyard to reach the bathroom.to reach the bathroom.

However, Tadao However, Tadao Ando's construction Ando's construction of the Azuma of the Azuma House allows the House allows the internal courtyard internal courtyard to be a good to be a good source of light as source of light as it acts as a light it acts as a light well and channels well and channels light through the light through the building.building.

The internal The internal courtyard also courtyard also serves as a focal serves as a focal point for air point for air circulation within circulation within the building, the building, allowing better allowing better ventilation. ventilation. Breezes would cool Breezes would cool down the house down the house during the summer.during the summer.

Concrete's inherent Concrete's inherent thermal mass is used thermal mass is used to keep the house cool to keep the house cool in summer and warm in in summer and warm in winter. winter.

Along with its ability to Along with its ability to be cast into curvilinear be cast into curvilinear forms, concrete is forms, concrete is incorporated to provide incorporated to provide appropriate comfort appropriate comfort conditions and a series conditions and a series of enclosed spaces in the of enclosed spaces in the house. house.

By using readily By using readily available and available and transportable components transportable components concrete can be a robust concrete can be a robust and durable material and durable material requiring very little requiring very little maintenance.maintenance.

The inheritant The inheritant small space of small space of the building the building also allows for also allows for less energy less energy to be used in to be used in the building the building (e.g. lighting (e.g. lighting purposes, purposes, maintenance). maintenance).

The interior The interior courtyard courtyard compensates for compensates for this reduced this reduced physical space.physical space.