我们由北九州市政府委托研究七块不同的场地并设计一种新的公共资助的公寓模式以取代建于五十年代破败的公寓楼。新的公寓要满足政府提出的房间尺寸、结构模数以及日照要求等一系列非常严格的规范要求。本设计在日本本地低成本经济型单走廊建筑类型的基础上发展出了一种通过错动单元产生的一种突破普通呆板的重复的立面效果的新类型。每个单元都有一个双层通高的朝阳起居室、两层高的阳台以及一个入口露台。公共使用功能设置在底层。每户都有地面的停车位。项目整体是钢混结构，分两期施工完成。

We were retained by the prefectural government to design this publicly-funded housing in the city of Kitakyushu, Japan. The scheme is designed according to strict government standards which dictate room sizes and design modules, and accounts for sun access controls on the site. Our scheme is a variation on the single-loaded corridor typology prevalent in Japanese low-cost housing. By stepping the units in relation to each other, the monotony of a large slab of repetitive housing is relieved, and by offsetting the plans of adjacent floors by one half bay, each unit gets a double-height balcony facing south and a generous entry terrace which acts as a buffer along the corridor.Amenities for the residents include a roof terrace and a community room, as well as extensive gardens on the site. Parking is provided on grade for each unit.The building is constructed in reinforced concrete, and was completed in two phases.