Plans of Proposal 7
Roof plan
Second floor. Main bed room and study.
Walk in closet is reintroduced. Toilet is swapped with washing room.
Groundfloor
Basement. Steps down to frontdoor in same layout as first design.
Materials
The front façade will be made of brickwork. Brickwork is less commmon in Japan than in the Netherlands. Most brickwork look alike buildings in Tokyo are clad with tiles or brick strips. The real thing (picture above) can be distinguished in the details.
Especilally on corners the true thickness of the brick is revealed. A real brick has length - width - height proportions of 4:2:1. As the above image shows these bricks are merely thick tiles.
Another distinguishing detail in quality brickwork is the appearance of the joints. Real brickwork has fully mortared joints (see far above image) whereas most fake brickwork lacks sealing of the joints. The above image only has sealing left under the top ledge.
The color of the sealing mortar has a major influence on the appearance of the façade. A light mortar will fade the color of the brick. A dark mortar (or none) will create a starker color.
The basement of the house will have a 'solidity' outlook. For this we could use natural stone.
A cost saving alternative is fair face concrete.
The garage shutter shall have a color that matches the basement façade.
Example of a wooden bay window.
Corner detail of standard Japanese façade planking.
To be used for the south and north façade.
Roof will be covered with standard Japanese shingles.
The bay on the east side of the house will have the image of stacked limestone blocks. In Holland this is made with plasterwork with sculptured joints. For this project we could use panels which give the same image.
Studies on 2F, option 5 and 6
Looking for options for a study and two bedrooms in the second floor.
Solution by splitting the bathroom in two sections, combinations with the toilet.
Major change by bringing the laundry balcony to the south side. These changes are combined with an extension of the footprint by 60 cm in east-west direction. Thus we can create more storage room and have e more fluent plan.
Façades of Proposal 4
Proposal 4 for the façades is mainly a study on cost saving
by means of reducing the number of windows.
Plans and Sections of Proposal 4
Second Floor
First Floor
Basement
Sections showing the access to the basement garage and the light well in the staircase.
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