Stone House Residence – Japan
Title
Stone House Residence – Japan
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Designed by
EASTERN design office
Image Credit
© Koichi Torimura
Project Description
We think most suitable material to concrete is stone. This architecture is combination of those two heavy and opaque materials. The garden is in combination of stone and wall in primitive manner. Two square shaped openings on the wall in the garden bring about unreal scene. There are two of long and high walls in height of 5 meter, and a heap of huge stones. The site is on the rock ground. Upon excavation, tons of huge rocks, in 2 to 6 meter diameter, appeared from the ground. We piled up them in heaps in the rock garden. The house located at the end of the wall. Entry is given between two walls. Floor plate for living space is located on the wall. At the entry to the house, there a pond is locates. Reflected light by the water dances on the white wall. Like a body of ship, the white wall changes its brightness according to sunlight. The scene of emptiness clipped out by sky, rocks, walls and starry sky. We are carried away by such simplicity.
