TROPİK BİR İKLİME
SAHİP OLAN
KAGOŞİMA’DA YER
ALAN YAPI ESNEK
PLAN ŞEMASIYLA
İÇ VE DIŞ MEKANIN
SINIRLARINI YOK
EDİYOR.
THE RESIDENCE
BUILT FOR THE
TROPICAL CLIMATE
OF KAGOSHIMA,
HAS A FLEXIBLE
PLAN THAT BLURS
THE BOUNDARIES
BETWEEN
INTERIOR AND
EXTERIOR.
Beyond its aesthetics the key aspect of the construction
is the physical qualities of the Shirasu soil used in
the bricks. Its geological properties make it an ideal
building material, as it is fireproof, lightweight,
insulates from heat and cold while allowing humidity
to pass through it. Traditionally it has been used
throughout the town of Kagoshima as a pavement
material making it an important part of the urban
sphere. It has been also historically identified with the
natural landscape of the area through the many caves
and geological formations.
The Shirasu blocks in this way connect the house to the
landscape and history of the area but are importantly
part of the architects’ ecologically oriented architecture.
The main feature of this approach consists of double
exterior walls with a cavity in between that allows for the
efficient transfer and insulation of heat and humidity. In
the summer, humidity is drawn into the cavity while in
the drier winter months the reverse occurs and humidity
moves into the interior. This way the double cavity wall
provides insulation from the tropic exterior heat reducing
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