TODAY'S MOST EXCEPTIONAL JAPANESE HOMES So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's hard to improve upon.Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding new ways to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it's a pristinely preserved traditional house or a cutting-edge apartment, the best Japanese homes share a love of cleverly designed spaces and warm materials such as wood,bricks, and bamboo. From a thatched roof farmhouse occupied by a Zen priest, the Japanease traditional Hoshi Onsen bathhouse, to Tadao Ando's experimental 4x4 House, Shigeru Ban's conceptual Shutter House, and a beautiful homage to bamboo in the form of a home, this book traverses the multifaceted landscape of Japanese living today.Also included is a list of addresses and a glossary of terms, such as akari, geta or tatami.
8 TAWARAYA
TOSHI OKAZAKI SATOV
KYOTO
12 IORI NISHIOSHIKOJI-CHO
KYOTO
20 IORI NISHIROKKAKU-CHO
KYOTO
30 SUGIMOTO HOUSE
UTAKO SUGIMOTO
KYOTO
36 YOSHIOA SANSO
KYOKO NAKAMURA
KYOTO
52 TENMANGU
ALEX KERR
KAMEOKA
58 Y X Y HOUSE
BY TADAO ANDO FOR
YOSHINORI NAKATA
AKASHI, HYOGO
60 Go'o SHRINE
BY HIROSHI SUGIMOTO
NAOSHIMA ISLAND
KAGAWA
70 STONE HOUSE
MASATOSHI IZUMI
MURE, KAGAWA
78 CHIIORI
ALEX KERR AND
MASON FLORENCE
IYA, TOKUSHIMA
88 HOUSE OF LIGHT
BY JAMES TURREL
AND DAIGO ISHII
TOKAMACHI, NIIGATA
100 DREAM HOUSE
BY MARINA ABRAMOVICH
TOKAMACHI, NIIGATA
106 HOSHI ONSEN - CHOJUKAN
KUNIO OKAMURA
NIIHARU, GUNMA
116 FOREST FLOOR
BY KENGO KUMA
NAGANO
122 YOSHIHIRO TAKISHITA HOUSE
YOSHIHIRO TAKISHITA
KAMAKURA
132 YUKIKO HANAI VILLA
BY EIZO SHIINA FOR
YUKIKO HANAI
HAKONE, KANAGAWA
140 CHIZANSO VILLA
YOICHIRO USHIODA
KAMAKURA
150 LOTUS HOUSE
BY KENGO KUMA FOR
YOICHIRO USHIODA
KAMAKURA
160 BAMBOO HOUSE
RIEKO KAWABE
KAMAKURA
170 PLASTIC HOUSE
BY KENGO KUMA FOR
ROWLAND KIRISHIMA
TOKYO
176 NAKAMURA HOUSE
YOSHIFUMI NAKAMURA
TOKYO
18o SHUTTER HOUSE
FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER
BY SHIGERU BAN
TOKYO'
188 NATURAL STRIPS II
BY MASAKI ENDOH FOR
ICHIRO CHINO
TOKYO
192 GLOSSARY
GLOSSAR
GLOSSAIRE
198 ADDRESSES
ADRESSEN
ADRESSES