1100 Architect
Naha City Gallery and Apartment House
City
Okinawa
Building type
residential and business houses
building project
reconstruction
completion
2003
material façade
glass
Okinawa, Japan 2003
The Naha City Gallery and Apartment House includes a gallery, retail space, three full-floor apartments, and a subterranean parking garage. North and south facades sheathe the gallery, retail, and living areas with transparent glass and the bedrooms and bathrooms in opaque glass; the two faces take advantage of the temperate climate of Okinawa, allowing plenty of natural light into the interior. The east and west walls, as well as the floors, are cast concrete – a durable and affordable material that is characteristic of the locale. The solid concrete facades are broken up by small deep windows that look into the stairwell on the east side and the apartment kitchens on the west, creating dramatic lighting effects.
Photo © Shinito Sato
The Naha City Gallery and Apartment House includes a gallery, retail space, three full-floor apartments, and a subterranean parking garage. North and south facades sheathe the gallery, retail, and living areas with transparent glass and the bedrooms and bathrooms in opaque glass; the two faces take advantage of the temperate climate of Okinawa, allowing plenty of natural light into the interior. The east and west walls, as well as the floors, are cast concrete – a durable and affordable material that is characteristic of the locale. The solid concrete facades are broken up by small deep windows that look into the stairwell on the east side and the apartment kitchens on the west, creating dramatic lighting effects.
Photo © Shinito Sato
