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| Three apartment buildings with a total of 52 housing units have been arranged around a courtyard. Each building has a complex volume resulting from ten different unit types. A midlevel plaza allows residents to interact in diverse ways. Bridges connect the plaza to other buildings and increase the level of activity there. Arched sun-shades on the roof create visual continuity with the adjacent Hotakubo Daiichi Public Housing Complex. |
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| Name | Obiyama 'A' Public Housing Complex |
| Location | 1-23 Obiyama, Kumamoto City |
| Main function | housing |
| Developer | Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Architects | Shimon Niino |
| General contractors | Nakamitsu-gumi and Kimura Kensets |
| Site area | 4,888 square meters |
| Building area | 1,304 square meters |
| Total floor area | 3,877 square meters |
| Extent | five aboveground floors |
| Structure | reinforced concrete construction; partly steel frame construction |
| Construction period | March 1991 - March 1992 |
| Total construction cost | 635 million |
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Shimon Niino | |
| 1961 | Born in Kumamoto City | |
| 1986 | Completed master's course, Tama Art University; entered Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop | |
| 1989 | Established Shimon Niino Architects | |
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| Principal Works Kumamoto Store, Asakusa Toys; House in Hanazono-machi; Studio in Nishihara |
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