Completed December 2012
for Drexel University
Neil Ryan Young LEED AP
610 348 1188
n e i l ry a nyou ng @gmail.com
Koshino House
                The site of the Koshino
                house is located within a
                densely populate suburb of
                Osaka Japan.
                From the interior, views have
                been designed to focus
                attention to the wooded
                area of the site, and creates
                a rural aesthetic.
                While the modern concrete
                forms dominate the site,
                they maintain a delicate
                balence with the open
                space located on the lower
                potion of the site.
                 Neil Ryan Young
                 Arch 134
                 October 24, 2012
            Studio
            Main House
            Guest Rooms
            Site plan: created in Autodesk
            Revit, modified with Adobe
            Illustrator CS6
            Birds eye site view: modeled
            in Autodesk Revit, rendered in
            TwinMotion.
Site Plan
                                           Studio
                                                                                                                Entry
   Bath
                 Closet
                                                                                                  The entry of the Koshino house
                                                                                                  is at the upper level. From
          Section B                                                                               this angle, one gets a nearly
                                                                                                  uninterupted view of the
                                                                                                  wooded area beyond the site
                                        Kitchen
                                                    Dining         Living                         and can see the linear form of
                                                                                                  the buildings below.
                                                                                                  To access the lower level, visitors
                                                                                                  must travel down a stair directly
                                                                                                  opposite the main entry. Once
                                                                                                  on the lower leve, there is a
                                                                                                  connecting corridor that links
                                                                                                  all three buildings. This corridor
             Bath                     Storage          Bed   Bed       Bed   Bed   Bed   Tatami   is a narrow space that opens at
                                                                                                  both ends to spectacular views.
                                                                                                  Above:
                                                                                                  Image modeled and rendered
                                                                                                  in Autodesk Revit
                                                                                                  Plans, Elevations and Sections:
                                                                                                  modeled with Audesk Revit,
                                                                                                  modified with Adobe Illustrator
                          Section A
                                                                                                  CS6
Ground Floor Plan
            3030          2970                   4950            5925
                                               Studio Roof
                                                                                           1450
                                                                                           1043 1093
Section B                  Entry
                                                                                           3300
             Bed                                     Bed       Open To Below
                                    Toilet
                                                                                           3335
                                                                 Courtyard
                                                                                           5535
                                             Guest Room Roof
                   4800           1200           4800            6000
                                 Section A
                                                                        First Floor Plan
                       The       above      photograph
                       illustrates the suburban location
                       of the site.
North West Isometric
East Elevation
South Elevation
                                                                       Top of Wall
                                                                              1700
                                                                           Sreeet
                                                                                 0
                           Toilet
                                                                           Floor 2
                                                                            -1200
             Studio
                      Connecting Corridor                 Sitting Rm    Floor Bed
                                                                            -2900
                                                                           Floor 1
                                                                            -3800
Section A
Roof 3
1270
Sreeet
0
                                            Living Room                              Entry
Roof 1
-1280
Floor 1
-3800
Foundation
-4800
Section B
This rendering illustrates the
simplicity in the design and
interior aesthetic. Natural
elements (concrete, wood,
steel) serve as the primary
elements inside and out.
Modeled in Autodesk Revit,
rendered in TwinMotion
The experience of the Koshino
house is one of light and
shadow. The architect was very
deliberate in his placement
of windows and skylights to
control the amount of light in
the building.
The quality of light is equally
important to the experience
of the Koshino house. Most
glazing faces East or South while
skylights wash the northern
walls turning the interior into a
giant sundial.
This rendering illustrates the
quality of light on a winter
morning.
Modeled in Autodek Revit,
rendered    in      TwinMotion,
enhanced       with     Adobe
Photoshop CS6
The courtyard between the
main house and guest house
creates a crevasse that like the
interior space, is dominated by
the contras of light and shadow.
Test   Image    rendered  in
Autodesk Revit and enhanced
with Adobe Photoshop CS6