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Daikokubashira A key element of the design was a central pillar, called a Dai Koku Bashira 大黒柱. Liter

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House 11 was designed while we were living and working in Japan (2004 - 2007) and built upon our retu

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Our intention was to build simply and cheaply. The house is timber framed with a concrete base to pro

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Shou sugi ban This traditional cladding technique, using charred cedar boards, was used to waterproof

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Nuri-en We were interested in the variegation of space in Japan from the core of the traditional hous

The house is super insulated and, in spring, summer and autumn while the passive solar cycle function

Kotatsu, Tatami heya & Genkan We cast in the floor a low concrete kotatsu table with below ground hea

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To the South, to the lane, a large glazed corner brings South light and warmth into the heart of the

Text description provided by the architects. The Japanese House is a modest family house and studio i