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New student accommodation defined by slit-like opening

Japanese architects Nakae Architects and Ohno Japan have created student accommodation in Tokyo where slits run round the building near the top of each storey

Image: MM3

The three-storey residence, called MM Apartment, is divided into eight dwellings with each designed for a single person. Each unit has a floor area of approximately 23 sq m; the area is about same as a studio apartment in the city centre. Along the seams where the ceiling meets the inner surface of the external wall, slit-like openings with a height of 5cm are provided to let in light, but not sight line. Small square windows are positioned at different heights in the facade. Each apartment spans two floors and the multiple flights of stairs create angled walls within adjacent rooms.

Image: MM2
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Image: MM5