Home Café Okay by Mikaduki Architects
In a suburban residential space in Narashino Metropolis, Japan, Mikaduki Architects constructed a one-story single-family dwelling with an built-in café. Designed for a retired couple who wish to spend their time in peace, the venture transforms an outdated two-story residence right into a one-story constructing with the choice of opening a home café. On this method, residents can get pleasure from their calmness and privateness, whereas nonetheless being concerned in the local people. Maybe probably the most distinctive function of ‘Home Café Okay’ is the vaulted ceiling that drapes over each the residence and the eating space, interacting with pure gentle to create a tranquil but visually intriguing inside setting.
from the surface, the constructing presents a grey exterior with overlapping white packing containers | picture by Kazuhito Koizumi
two totally different worlds beneath the identical vaulted roof
The venture marks a brand new stage in life for the couple, who’ve now entered retirement age. The renovated home takes form as a one-story construction with a home + café configuration. On the surface, the constructing presents a grey facade with white packing containers that overlap to take care of a stability between openness and privateness. The design integrates a eating terrace on the road facet to create a vibrant area that’s simply accessible to locals. As well as, a patio is supplied for the couple’s pets, which is linked to the lounge. Additionally it is positioned close to the café terrace however nonetheless offers a excessive stage of privateness, making it a really perfect place for households to loosen up.
To complement the expertise of dwelling in a single-story home that tends to be monotonous, the crew of Mikaduki Architects centered on making a curved ceiling that tops your complete construction. The eating space, which is utilized by locals contains a gentle, draped ceiling that creates a energetic environment. However, the dwelling space, the place the household resides, has a darkish vaulted ceiling that creates a relaxed environment. Though spanned by the identical vaulted ceiling, two distinctively totally different worlds emerge from the Home Café Okay.
the design integrates a vibrant and simply accessible eating terrace | picture by Munetaka Onodera
the vaulted ceiling enriches the character of the single-story home | picture by Kazuhito Koizumi
a shiny vaulted ceiling creates a energetic character inside the café | picture by Munetaka Onodera
the crew at Mikaduki Architects designed a curved ceiling that tops your complete construction | picture by Munetaka Onodera
two distinctively totally different worlds emerge inside the home/café | picture by Munetaka Onodera
the dwelling space, the place the household resides, presents a darkish vaulted ceiling that creates a relaxed environment | picture by Munetaka Onodera
the home is designed as a tranquil area the place the occupants can get pleasure from peace and quiet | picture by Munetaka Onodera
the venture maintains the residents’ privateness whereas nonetheless permitting them to get entangled in the local people | picture by Kazuhito Koizumi
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picture by Munetaka Onodera
picture by Munetaka Onodera
picture by Munetaka Onodera
picture by Kazuhito Koizumi
picture by Kazuhito Koizumi
venture data:
identify: Home Café Okay
architects: Mikaduki Architects
lead designers: Ryota Kuboki + Takashi Yamaguchi
building: Nakano Development
location: Narashino Metropolis, Chiba Prefecture
web site space: 277 sqm
constructing space: 115 sqm
whole ground space: 96 sqm
myrto katsikopoulou I designboom
jan 05, 2023
