2024-05-02T17:14:15-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150239797/case-real-designs-a-steel-clad-minimalist-house-in-tokyo Sean Joyner 2020-12-02T13:33:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/38/3825fb7459984f657a50474f6e25f7df.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/86004938/case-real" target="_blank">CASE-REAL</a> has completed a new residence in Tokyo, Japan. The two-story wood-frame home sits in a residential sector in the city center and contrasts the surrounding structures with its metallic exterior, made of galvanized steel.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/aa/aa7f31ffc5006b495477e4a8ab45e6a7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/aa/aa7f31ffc5006b495477e4a8ab45e6a7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/84/8449dce9113cbd4bf6d2a156d48265e3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/84/8449dce9113cbd4bf6d2a156d48265e3.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/84/84fd04a0f105aef2e992683882732ad5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/84/84fd04a0f105aef2e992683882732ad5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>From the street, the home displays a gridded system of the galvanized panels leading its owners into an entry court behind a property boundary wall at the street-side sidewalk.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8f/8f3e6142ea3687612d58eb68f3ebf367.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8f/8f3e6142ea3687612d58eb68f3ebf367.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/74/74b33675b95e9555764cc8b258a15220.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/74/74b33675b95e9555764cc8b258a15220.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/99/99084ccb58580a0b9551dc59e3691897.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/99/99084ccb58580a0b9551dc59e3691897.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/16/1694cccc098ea151c6df872edc3e7c92.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/16/1694cccc098ea151c6df872edc3e7c92.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The ground-level includes the garage, storage, master bedroom, and a restroom. At the second level, living and dining, kitchen, an office, bedroom, and outdoor terrace make up the primary living areas.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/90/902e30bbfc683ac6630f440fb0416587.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/90/902e30bbfc683ac6630f440fb0416587.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2d80fc3b2ad7a650d8fafc753a441630.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2d80fc3b2ad7a650d8fafc753a441630.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a9cb662e7dc76c944d0491290f535f67.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a9/a9cb662e7dc76c944d0491290f535f67.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d8/d8e84ccfccb0c85c95f6b596ffaf9931.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d8/d8e84ccfccb0c85c95f6b596ffaf9931.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Louvers of the same galvanized steel at the exterior cover the semi-outdoor terrace, creating an accessory space for dining and reflection. The interior tones are a minimalistic white and brown, coming from the natural wood throughout.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6f199989cfc0c671a09c0845ad53c1ec.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6f199989cfc0c671a09c0845ad53c1ec.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3c/3c6ffc03de79679ab6d554bc03012540.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3c/3c6ffc03de79679ab6d554bc03012540.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/22/22b050f96f213a6a2531534e50d60816.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/22/22b050f96f213a6a2531534e50d60816.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure>