This Japanese house design is a fusion of the Japanese love of harmony and respect for nature and the Western refinement of a dematerialized architecture of steel and glass. As a precursor to several future projects for the same client, the house laid the foundations for an enduring relationship that has enabled a profound exploration of traditional Japanese architecture in a modern context. The design of a house, perhaps more than any other …
A Mediterranean residence with Japanese garden for exterior, what a dramatic combination. This two style smoothly unified with geometrical line approach, guided by Japanese landscape design principles of proportion. Planting-wise, designer incorporated reddish color schemes to harmonize with the house color. Fortunately this area is a microclimate that allows many materials traditionally used in Japanese gardens to grow – from Black pine to Ja…
This modern house is not only formed in Japanese style architecture. But, inside of it, the house is a display for an extensive collection of Japanese pottery and folk art. This modern house surrounded by garden, in Japanese style too, featuring waterfall. Not only that, pond, Japanese entry gatehouse, and bridge which make this house full of Japanese culture of architecture. With wide big wood column and living spaces, the collection arranged i…
In 21st century, there are big change at Post Post-Modern Architecture in Japan. Architects like Fumihiko, Maki, Arata Izozaki, Hara Hirose, Tadao Ando, Edward Suzuki, Kiko Mozuna, Shin Takamatsu, and others race to find new ideas which sometime hidden in one manifestation which difficult to guess where the direction. Those ideas independent from their cultures and history, even the philosophy. At years ’70, traditional concept like machinami (…
Red eclipse is modern simplistic form coffee table that appears as Japanese flag, made from MDF, PVC tube (Prototype is made of plywood). Center red circle empty hole symbolizes the energy of the earthquake as well as the lost when earthquake and tsunami happen recently (2011/3/11). Takeshi Miyakawa, who designed this table, will donate 90% of red eclipse’s sales to help Japanese earthquake victims (10% is extracting costs for the material). Wi…
With simple plan minimalist exterior design, this house interior explore Japanese style house design and create it become more aesthetic and has strong special character. Raw woods columns explored, create functional décor interior for large space. Most of the Japanese interior of this house has solid oak flooring and walls decorate, create elegant sense of white clear interior. Nice spatial order a long with double height structure and corridor…
This is house extension project of 70s house. New structure consists of main bedroom along with bathroom, walk-in-robe, and a timber deck to the north. Hallway joinery also built to create connection to existing house. New courtyard garden built, one placed at front of house, offering renewed privacy to the new bedroom. Second at back, unify with the timber deck. The courtyard garden featuring Japanese maple trees create drama to conform to the …
Two mountain houses with different appearance, thick stones walls exterior of two story building, and wooden outdoor look one floor house at other side, connected internally and renovated with various construction materials and mixed-structure application. Situated on summer pasture with slope characterized, this house modernize in exciting way, new volume mainly underground added lies under the retaining wall which delineates the whole side of …
arden. The garden landscape designed in minimalist style, include natural stones materials. The flat roof garage also becomes garden landscape area. The floorplan concept of this creative house design is a combination between traditional Japanese home and a modern style. There is no traditional lobby, from the open frame; there is doma (dirt floor) that become connection inside the house and outdoor area. The main house volume contains bedroom, k…
Built next to existing traditional Japanese house, this new contemporary one storey house has single slope structure and gray exterior color, make the house blend with traditional Japanese garden with its pumice stones. White exterior façade become sign of new house, completed with creative blinds décor; vertical series of opaque glass with gradually intervals changing order. The interior has simple and beautiful lines design, and there are cert…
This modern house is a suburban house that redesigned with minimal changes to the footprint. The house redesign has composition of elongated colored boxes and planar elements. The combination structures organize the interior and exterior and make this house livelier, create dialog between its landscapes beyond.
Mario Gooden knew he wanted to be an architect ever since he was a child, but the way he realized his calling also was a harbinger of his unusual approach. “It wasn’t playing with blocks,” he says. Instead, his focus on architecture blossomed as he analyzed the spaces presented on television shows and as he [...]
Sporting a sleek, contemporary design, this electric grill features 84 square inches of cooking surface and endless cooking options. Five removable grill plates allow for making waffles, cooking Paninis, and grilling veggies, along with baking and griddle cooking. The appliance’s appeal lies in its simplicity and countertop convenience–not to mention its fat-fighting ability.
Built in contrasting rougher format both outdoor and indoor, this compact formation of this house has richness of architectural flavors. First, implementations of this home architectural experiment create construction systems left exposed. Exterior finishing at every floor applied in different ways. First floor has raw concrete blocks exposed with whiteness theme. Second floor has box volume with plastered earthy color. On the roof, minimalist inhabited box volume construct with opposite placement consist of stainless steel wall.
This old apartment block turn into studio and living for architect and product designer. Basic on building time and space experiment and exploration to create modern spaces. The façade exterior painted with black oil, including the large windows. New windows structure inserted between old windows and brick wall, create architectural spectacle design. Ground level area contains a big workshop on the inside and a bamboo garden on the outside. First floor contains kitchen dining and living room. Second floor contains bedroom, bathroom and walk-in cabinet. And last, the roof converted into greenhouse garden, completed with garden terrace and Jacuzzi.
This residence project demonstrates how residential built form can produce high quality urban space while at the same time representing a clear intrinsic architectural concept. This new residence plans provides 312 beds for undergraduate students of Brock University, along with lounges, study rooms, and a large dining room and kitchen that serves students from surrounding [...]
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