Everlong which has changeable structure, RC and Wood exists perpetually for living in an urban location.

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Architects: bandesign · Office Profile

Location: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Architect In Charge: Hisanori Ban, Kazumoto Terashima

Area: 253.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Shigetomo Mizuno

Structural Engineer: IIJIMA Structural Design Office - Takao Michikura

Lighting Designer: Koizumi Lighting Technology - Atsuko Fujita

Constructer: Aizawa kensetsu,ltd.-Yoshiharu Tsuzuki

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From the architect. Everlong which has changeable structure, RC and Wood exists perpetually for living in an urban location.
© Shigetomo Mizuno

Explanation designEverlong which has borrowed urban scenery exists in a central position of Nagoya city, Japanese typical urban location. The area that a commercial and a residential district has been considered to be sphere of influence and this townscape has been changing rapidly. Under the circumstances, architecture in the area needs to provide for various purposes.

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Many Japanese residences constructed with RC structure have scraped early stages, about 30~40 years despite the RC having the long use years, over 60 or 70 years, because the RC st...