{"id":8693,"date":"2026-05-27T10:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:10:53","slug":"apollo-architects-associates-prioritises-security-and-privacy-for-tokyo-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/apollo-architects-associates-prioritises-security-and-privacy-for-tokyo-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Apollo Architects & Associates prioritises “security and privacy” for Tokyo home"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Eternity<\/div>\n

An austere exterior of stacked concrete<\/a> volumes conceals a double-height courtyard<\/a> and plant-filled terrace at the heart of this home<\/a> in Tokyo<\/a>, designed by local studio Apollo Architects & Associates<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Named Eternity, the home’s setting at the corner of two roads in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward informed its dark, enclosed exterior of stacked rectilinear volumes, finished in board-marked concrete with mirrored glass windows.<\/p>\n

\"Exterior
Apollo Architects & Associates has completed a concrete home in Tokyo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside, this is contrasted by fully-glazed living spaces that surround a central terrace and courtyard, pulling light into a stone-clad basement games room that was designed to feel “carved out of rock.”<\/p>\n

“Designed with the security and privacy typical of a quiet residential neighbourhood in mind, the building features a closed exterior design that minimises openings,” Satoshi Kurosaki, principal architect at Apollo Architects & Associates, told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

\"Eternity
A double-height courtyard and plant-filled terrace centre the home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The courtyard-style residence is centred around a sunken courtyard, achieving an open interior space that contrasts with the building’s closed-off exterior and allows residents to experience nature from the comfort of their own home,” he added.<\/p>\n

The stacked volumes of the home’s exterior have been given alternating finishes of thin stone tiles and exposed concrete that was cast in cedar formwork, with the largest volume extending to the north to shelter the entrance and garage.<\/p>\n

\"Living
The living space features walnut panels and glazed openings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A narrow entrance porch leads into a large L-shaped gallery, lounge and wine cellar, lined by full-height glazing that is level with the canopy of a tree planted in the courtyard below.<\/p>\n

Eternity’s double-height living, dining and kitchen area has been elevated to the first floor, where it sits beneath a sloping ceiling clad in ribbed walnut panels and flanked by glass on either side.<\/p>\n

Sliding glass doors open out onto an expansive, open-air terrace, overlooking the sunken courtyard and wrapped by a planter of trees beneath a sloping glass canopy.<\/p>\n