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Executed cases of
Environmentally symbiotic housing in japan
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SETAGAYAKU
FUKASAWA
SYMBIOTIC
HOUSING
Tokyo's
Setagaya
Ward
has
replaced
detached
wooden
housing,
built
in
1952
and
owned
by
the
Tokyo
Metropolitan
Government,
with
an
environmentally
symbiotic
housing
complex
as
a
model
case
study.
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 Developed
with
participation
from
former
residents
and
designed
to
create
a
socially
integrated
community,
this
complex
is
comprised
of
ward-owned
apartments
and
a
day
care
center
for
the
elderly.
Comprehensive
efforts
were
undertaken
to
apply
diverse
environmentally
symbiotic
solutions
by
analyzing
the
characteristics
of
the
location
and
local
residents'
lifestyles.
These
solutions
included
the
preservation
and
reuse
of
existing
vegetation
and
soil
on-site,
minimizing
excavation,
consideration
of
the
layout,
form
and
plans
of
the
buildings,
and
the
use
of
natural
elements
such
as
solar
and
wind
energy
and
rain
water.
(Photo
by
IWAMURA
ATELIER） |
SAIN
VARIE
SAKURAZUTSUMI |
 This
housing development was built as a replacement for Sakurazutsumi
Settlement, which was originally built in 1959. For this
project, major efforts were focused on the creation of
a residential townscape that can support social activities.
These efforts included the preservation of the original
settlement's cherry and zelkova trees, as well as the
networking of pedestrian walkways to connect parks, promenades
and public facilities located among the surrounding greenbelts
and rivers. In addition, compost from the development's
kitchen waste is collected by the city of Musashino and
distributed to local farmers for use as organic fertilizer.
(Photo by EARTH WORK） |
TOKYO
METROPOLITAN
GOVERNMENTﾕS
APARTMENT
NO.3
IN
HASUNE
3-CHOME |
 This
is a experimental project for advancing the development
of environmentally conscious housing，entitled "Eco-pear"．The
attached pedestrian greenbelt, which was constructed at
the same time, was designed to recover the original landscape
of the site, which was a marshland adjacent to the Singashigawa
River. This greenbelt is now actively used as a biotope
for children to play and learn about an environmentally
conscious society. In addition, plans call for roof top
greenery and the courtyard to be linked with the walkway
to provide a network of local greenbelts throughout the
site.
(Photo by EARTH WORK） |
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YAKUSHIMA
SYMBIOTIC
HOUSING |
 Yakushima,
a southern island of Kagoshima Prefecture, is well known
for its most unique natural environment registered as
a World's Natural Heritage site. Here, public housing
was planned and developed after intense investigations
and analysis of the island's unique features, including
its climate, geography and the traditional settlements.
The layout of the single story wooden row houses is integrated
into the terraced hills along the coast. The townscape,
characterized by stone walls, hedges and thatched roofs,
was conceived to cope with the extreme precipitation and
violent storms common to the island. Together with the
natural materials and the local vegetation, the townscape
will also create a stable and beautiful landscape as the
site matures. A variety of common spaces, such as passages,
pedestrian malls, squares and small greenbelts, have been
planned to create a network of public access spaces within
and around the settlement, and this is expected to contribute
to the lifestyle values of the environment and community
overall.
(Photo by IWAMURA ATELIER） |
ZELKOVA
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 A
detached house designed to accommodate two households
consisting of three generations, with the patriarch of
the family confined to a wheelchair. Efforts were made
to analyze and understand the relationship between the
house and its local environment, as well as the residents'
lifestyles. This "pre-design" process led to
the choice of a variety of environmentally symbiotic decisions,
such as avoiding the destruction of established trees
and other natural landscape features to help preserve
the residents' historical memories. Other environmentally
conscious amenities adapted to the design include rooftop
and wall greenery, solar cell panels and natural ventilation
through monitor roofs.
(Photo
by IWAMURA ATELIER） |
HOUSING
IN
MIYAZAKIDAI
SAKURAZAKA |
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This hilly residential area has impressive
streets lined with preserved cherry blossom and fruit
tree groves, along which residents enjoy taking walks.
The main theme of this housing development was to create
an attractive environment that adds value to the residents'
lifestyles, including maintaining harmony with the natural
topography. A fixed time lease-hold system of land was
also introduced to create a small and neat community.
(Draw by MISAWA HOMES）
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| reference book:the symbiotic
housing（ibec.march 2001） |
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