The Strange F design: Motoo Take, 0 K. Kikutake, arch, & assoc Kiyonori Kikutake Makoto Kuji Shokan Endo Koichi Sasaki Sukenobu Tani On my commuting teip, T theo On the apteain jomes into view soon after the train leeves suka Station, on the bill hand side, Although it this apartment hous interest ‘with a sort of strange fa However, it d visually attract me. simply Ik is because of the fact that the design of & lowrent callin sartment house of this awkward ele for minimum facilities, th possible building cost, inappropriate restric tions governed by the regulations for zones thickly populated by large family. house holds, non-modern way of life, ete, all to the embarrassment of the architect. "Com sequently, the resulting products are neither special nor noteworthy, but fall into. for mality. Be that as it may, the odd looking shape of this apartment hou of my won is the source as to how well the arrange heen made. Besides, T have inated and interested in the ways and methods dealing with the problems aris ing from the bac the architecture rounds and conditions of One fine Sunday morning, I had @ chance to visit to this apartment house, escorted by K. Kikutake, the architect. All flats had already been occupied by tenants elsewhere in apartment houses of this type numerous clothes were seen drying. inside the window (there is no balcony in the flat) when T turned to the south side of the build ing. Through window various mode As seen sunny panes, of living of the tenants, ap parently by no means rich but firmly rooted, teas observed. For some re ‘on unknown to me, 1 was Strongly impressed when T came across the architecture in full vista. tw: fof sentiment I feel when I come contradiction fact that the tures living. firmly or is it due to the strong registration of living against the hiulding? Standing there T pondered over the question for a while The small windows of irregular sizes on the north side which indicat the core large Was it because of the architecture ca the closed area of are in contrast to the openness of ss panes. On the south side t00, there are small windows open at the stair way adding an accented tone to the com tasting wall. surface. It was pleasant ie. Hoy emphasize the quo ass pan To haw Jaudging trom the ducted by these has appar The awkwa was like plant se pred witht the with the ratings af the saches reflecting. the flickering eyes and revealing the Having carefully the of onaly appeal to me. Th, the archite is under the which leads it does not the humans wi One flat is located. o another, Tt looks is somewhat itregularly chan turned to the south side ely, Tre the ihe ha approaches advantageously utilizing the cl vation changes of the site and thee ws break the uniform and mont of the fart tht e small wind flat is of the same type living ere seems very enjoyable t 8 tenants who lead their if they had found their respect faves to dwell in, Teall the two sided phase afirmatives like this “ant they cannot he existent in sP dently. Te goes without sayin tevision sufbees. The architect his 1 ative but to throw it away a+ 00 dlesign imo the melting pot of creation fortheoming creat Howe ind hat opt aveaits the ‘ designerThe Strange Fascination Motoo Take, arch. TO YOKOHAMA 1. 067 Apt., Tonogaya, 2, 3, apt. & dining room 8. water tank & outdoor stage & observatory & toilet 10. 6. open space tennis court 4. projected apts. 5. management room, public equipment, single men’s 7. play garden 9. high water tank 11. resting room On my cc through tJ On the , comes int Totsuka | hand sid moment, interest y However, visually. design of nature i calling f possible | tions gov thickly holds, no the emba sequently, special n mality. | shape of | of my wo ments ha‘ been fasci and metho ing from t the archite One fine S to visit to | K. Kikutak already bee elsewhere i numerous © the window