Check out this recently completed project from japanese architects 16A.

TOO49 is a six-story housing complex with 43 studios and 6 two-bed-room units.

Its building volume is cut slope under the shadow control and wears natural dark slates on it, which forms a closed solid to secure residents' privacy.

This big roof, at the same time, makes an appearance of urbanity with characteristic openings over each courtyard. Proposed in this project is the prototype to stack courtyard houses in not-too-close connection with surrounding contexts.

With the slates' aging, this out-of-scale block will grow into a landmark to sympathize with the blending well with the surrounding area.

Text from www.16a.jp
Photo:Satoshi Asakawa