スロープの家 Slope House

大阪の旗竿敷地に建つ住まい。敷地外には建物が密集している。

　設計開始時、南面以外の敷地は、更地の旗竿分譲地であった。さらに、敷地は旗竿敷地ということもあり、建物が密集して建ち並ぶことが考えられた。
　このような悪条件の敷地でも、“おおきなところで漂ってみる“といったイメージをすると、この敷地も楽しく考えることができそうだ。旗部分に確保できるひとまとまりの空間の中、家族がそれぞれ好きな場所で、水槽の中の金魚のように“ただよう”ように過ごせないか。

　この建物は、1階にあたる部分から2階を経由して屋上まで、約1周半（約25メートル）のスロープを介して、それぞれが点在して住む。木造のスロープとスパイラル状のフロア、それらを支える柱があいまって、ずれながらも一体となった、あいまいな領域と広がり感のある、住まいを実現した。

This residential project is built on a flag-shaped site in Osaka surrounded by densely packed buildings.
Even when faced with these challenging site conditions, we felt that it would be possible to come up with an interesting design solution based on a structure that appears to “float” in a large, open space.
By ensuring a continuous sense of spatial circulation through the flag-shaped portion of the site, the inhabitants of the house are able to “drift” through their favorite spaces like goldfish in a bowl.
The sloping structure that extends from the first floor through the second and up until the roof ? covering a length of some 25 meters over approximately one-and-a-half revolutions ? allows the family members to distribute themselves across its entire length, each occupying a different section of the building. Several beams offer structural support for the wooden slope and spiral-shaped floors of the building, creating a residential space made up of ambiguously demarcated domains that are staggered apart yet also integrated with each other, thereby achieving a sense of breadth and openness.