The Number House

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Architecture By Matsunami Mitsutomo

Ready-built house with facades that look like numbers by Japanese studio Mitsutomo Matsunami Architect & Associates. The project was completed in May 2007 in Ibaraki, Osaka (Japan).

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“In many cases, as the appearance is coordinated at the designation of the owner, rows of houses that do not necessity match aesthetically are created. In order to overcome this 4 units are created together at Hozumidai to appear as one building by design, carrying out a strong message to the town”, said the designer.

3523… 352E…

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Site area: 75.91 m2 (1 of 4 buildings)

Built-up area: 40.79 m2 (1 of 4 buildings)

Total floor area: 12.04 m2 (1 of 4 buildings)

Why 3523 or 352E? Building number? Adress? Hidden meaning?… Actually we don’t know.

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