Dedicated to learning how to appreciate architecture and design buildings. Ian is an architect and tutor at various universities.
Showing posts with label Sou Fujimoto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sou Fujimoto. Show all posts
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
A+ FOR KIT OF PARTS PROJECT
...Haha...if this had been submitted for the Kit of Parts Project it would have got an A+ for concept, and A for appropriation. Wonderful stuff!
ZOMG Jenga House!! The Next Generation House, by Sou Fujimoto Architects,
is a weekend house overlooking the River Kuma in Kumakura, Japan.
Approximately a 13'x13'x13' cube.
Heavy yet light Next Generation House is a small housing module for weekend use, located on the edge of a forest overlooking the River Kuma at Kumakura, opposite the temple of Shibatatehime. The client is a timber merchant. The small pavilion, a 4x4 m cube, is made by assembling solid Japanese cedar blocks kept in place by their own weight and connecting metal cables running through vertical drill holes. Some of the inside cubes are laid off-centre to create shelves, small living areas and even steps to move from one level to another. Offsets in the wall cubes also create windows with views of the surrounding countryside. The oblique glass windowpanes are held in place with plastic plugs. The mobile sheets are in transparent acrylic. Two roof skylights provide extra natural light – an architectural feature over which Fujimoto takes special care. At night, artificial light visible from the outside helps to dematerialise the cube by mixing the warm tones of wood with the amber glow of incandescent bulbs, emphasising the ways in which a structure made up of heavy wooden elements can seem so light and airy.
ZOMG Jenga House!! The Next Generation House, by Sou Fujimoto Architects,
is a weekend house overlooking the River Kuma in Kumakura, Japan.
Approximately a 13'x13'x13' cube.
Heavy yet light Next Generation House is a small housing module for weekend use, located on the edge of a forest overlooking the River Kuma at Kumakura, opposite the temple of Shibatatehime. The client is a timber merchant. The small pavilion, a 4x4 m cube, is made by assembling solid Japanese cedar blocks kept in place by their own weight and connecting metal cables running through vertical drill holes. Some of the inside cubes are laid off-centre to create shelves, small living areas and even steps to move from one level to another. Offsets in the wall cubes also create windows with views of the surrounding countryside. The oblique glass windowpanes are held in place with plastic plugs. The mobile sheets are in transparent acrylic. Two roof skylights provide extra natural light – an architectural feature over which Fujimoto takes special care. At night, artificial light visible from the outside helps to dematerialise the cube by mixing the warm tones of wood with the amber glow of incandescent bulbs, emphasising the ways in which a structure made up of heavy wooden elements can seem so light and airy.
(received from BHYap with thanx.)
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