Penshirubiru. Collective housing in Japan taken to its limit

Penshirubiru. Collective housing in Japan taken to its limit

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This book explores a unique architectural and urban phenomenon that redefines the way we understand domesticity and urban living in contemporary cities.

Penshirubiru-literally “pencil buildings”-rise as slender habitable towers on minimal plots of land, challenging both the limits of space and the traditional conventions of residential architecture.

Through researched text and in-depth graphic analysis, the authors immerse us in the historical, social, and cultural roots that gave rise to these buildings in Japan. From the chaotic density of Tokyo to the mix of uses that characterizes Japanese cities, the penshirubiru reflect an innovative and logical response to contemporary challenges such as the individualization of society, the downsizing of households, and the high price of urban land.

This book not only documents the physical and constructive characteristics of these buildings, but also offers a critical reflection on how architecture can adapt to extreme realities without losing its capacity to excite. In its pages we discover examples that combine functionality and beauty, where spatial limitation is transformed into a creative opportunity.

With texts by Luis Manovel Mariño, Alberto Nicolau Corbacho, and José María de Lapuerta Montoya, this work is a window on the present and future of urban housing, not only in Japan, but also as a possible inspiration for other global contexts. A must-read for architects, urban planners, and anyone interested in understanding how design can respond to the changing needs of our cities.

268 Pages
Spanish, English
23 x 29,5 cm
Soft cover
ISBN: 978-84-17753-30-6
Authors: Luis Manovel Mariño, Alberto Nicolau Corbacho y Jose María de Lapuerta Montoya

Contents

Japan begins for me with the movies
José María de Lapuerta Montoya

Origins of a new urban type
Luis Manovel Mariño

Notes for the traveller
Alberto Nicolau Corbacho

Projects index

1_Kadoya. Atelier Bow-Wow
2_MEM. aat+Makoto Yokomizo Architects
3_Tomigaya Apartments. Satoshi Okada
4_Spira. Hiroyuki Ito
5_TEO. aat+Makoto Yokomizo Architects
6_Apartment I. Kumiko Inui
7_Ebi. yHa architects + L&C Design
8_Katayama apartments. Matsunami Mitsutomo
9_rim. Taketo Shimohigoshi
10_AEM. aat+Makoto Yokomizo Architects
11_12 Studiolo. CAt (C+A Tokyo)
12_FRAMES. Komada Architects’ Office
13_Clover house. Toru Kudo / Architecture Workshop
14_OTM. Koh Kitayama / Architecture Workshop
15_GRID. Hiroyuki Ito + Satoko Watanabe
16_Shimouma Apartments. KUS + team Timberize
17_Tashiro 71 /Chikusa apartment. Hideaki Takayanagi
18_SVELTO. Akio Yachida / Aerial Associates
19_Okachimachi Apartment. Go Hasegawa
20_Apartamentos Roan. Yukio Asari / Love Architecture
21_Cooperative garden. Osamu Nishida + Osamu Iwasaki / ondesign + Erika Nakagawa
22_Kitasenzoku Apartment. Tomoyuki Kurokawa
23_Atago Apartments. Takayuki Soeda / Soeda and Associates
24_Tatsumi Apartment House. Hiroyuki Ito
25_Apartamentos en Tokiwadai. MMAAA, Miki Motohashi Architects & Associates
26_Tree-ness House. Akihisa Hirata
27_Rayon du soleil. Be-Fun Design + タスエス
28_Sarugaku Plural Directed Tower. mhaa / Hirai Masatoshi
29_Tomizawa Komichi. Miurashin Architect+Associates
30_Hatsuse Mita. ihrmk

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