Small
houses : contemporary Japanese dwellings / Claudia Hildner ; [editors: Andrea
Wiegelmann, Katharina Sommer ; translation from German into English: Steven
Lindberg]
Birkhäuser,
Basel : 2011
159 p. :
il., plans ; 24 cm.
ISBN 9783034607445
Sbc Aprendizaje A-728.3 SMA
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When designing small residences, Japanese architects play
with the boundaries of space, employ unusual materials, and develop new
concepts for living together. The creativity of Japans architects is revealed
by their buildings and by their ability to organize even the tiniest space. The
short life of residential buildings has led to an enormous store of
architecture ideas, and Small Houses documents the current approaches.
Japanese
residential buildings are and have always been a seismograph of current trends
in the country s architecture. The evolution this housing type has
undergone since the early days of Japanese modernism is therefore the subject
of Ulf Meyer s introductory essay. The project descriptions that follow it are
dedicated to the specifically Japanese approach to certain elements of
architecture. The focus of the project description is on the architectural
concept, communicated to the reader in numerous illustrations and overview
plans. Scattered texts provide more detailed information about the cultural and
design background.
Small
Houses is addressed to architects, interior designers, students, and interested
members of the general public. Although it includes works by such
renowned architects as Sou Fujimoto Architects and Atelier Bow-Wow, the primary
focus is on buildings by firms that are not yet famous abroad but have already
attracted a lot of attention in Japan for their powerful architectural ideas.
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