Småhus

Dwelling, Naka-Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

2014 – Tutors: Leif Broderssen & Therese Selberg. As part of a course focusing on specificity and narrative – Småhus is something of a continuation on the 1883 children’s novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Here, Pinocchio, his creator Geppetto and their dog Alidoro have settled in Tokyo.


HOUSE PINOCCHIO

House Pinocchio. Pinocchio struggles with attention deficit disorder and needs peace and quiet for his hard studies with the ultimate goal of becoming human.




HOUSE GEPPETTO

Mastro Geppetto, a woodcarver and sober alcoholic, who runs a workshop and a small puppet theatre in the front yard.




HOUSE ALIDORO

Alidoro, the mastiff companion of Pinocchio, who guards the house from the likes of the fox and the cat and stays in the guest house by the street.




STREET ELEVATION



Site

Site



Ground floors

Ground floors



1st floor

1st floor



2nd floor

2nd floor



3rd floor

3rd floor




Volumes




Volumes




Tests



Puppet

Puppet