nic the intern presents white out - takeshi hosaka
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By ro / lu in white out Published: Friday, 13 February 09 - 07:44 AM (GMT -06:00) Last Updated: Monday, 23 March 09 - 08:25 PM (GMT -06:00) |
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white out's an ongoing series of posts drawn from a presentation that our winter intern nicolas allinder gave about his research into recent modern residential japanese architecture.
i'm sorry. i couldn't resist the temptations of showing 'love house', by takeshi hosaka architects, in lieu of, well, tomorrow. but aside from the name, this house is stunning. as i was reading love house's description on arcprospect i came across a simple statement describing its location in kanagawa, japan:
it is far from tokyo about 30min. by the train.
i was immediately seized with the impulse to search for it on google maps. the absurdity of this excursion quickly manifested itself upon finding kanagawa on the map. kanagawa is far from the bucolic image i conjured. it's also not far from tokyo. i became disappointed. its funny how you can form a relationship with a place you've never been to. people often wonder how i can say i love a house i've never been to and could have absolutely no connection with. to me it feels the same as falling for a character in a book or believing in a presidential candidate you've never met. that's why i have no problem proclaiming "this house is stunning":
love house is basically a non-place, it "is not indoor, and is not the outdoors." its is an enclosure that doesn't enclose. takeshi hosaka created a sanctuary, blocking out distractions and allowing a sound or the color of the sky to flourish. love house appreciates and understands the presence of the environment, creating a place that is far from tokyo, but not that far from tokyo.
hosaka serenely describes his love house as a home where "sunlight shows the change from early morning to the evening very clearly to this space. this space without a lighting equipment turns into space where the light of some candles and the darkness of night live together."
this place reminds me of two things:
1) house in tokiwa – if it were crammed into a site 10 feet wide and 30 feet deep.
2) the great wave a kanagawa – mount fuji sits in quiescence in the middle of a tumultuous sea of waves.
despite being in the middle of the city, love house manages to focus your senses on environmental conditions like the weather, the sounds; hosaka even ponders the presence of bees combing through the fruit tree. he is consciously forces you to block out the city and isolates your senses, enhancing the space you live in. in spite of this romantic notion, the house is still a house. its still has enclosures.
but at this point, i could care less.
i take it back, i'm not sorry. i love love house.
i highly recommend reading takeshi hosaka's description on arcprospect and checking out his other great work.
posted by nic the intern
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| beautiful | cado | 02/13/09 |
| Closet | Closet | 03/04/09 |
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Top | Reply to this Title: beautiful Author: cado (http://www.eva-atelier.net) Date Posted: 13 Feb 2009 11:32 AM (GMT -06:00) a house light, clean and pleasant
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Top | Reply to this Title: Closet Author: Closet (http://www.closetsbydesign.com/) Date Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:09 AM (GMT -06:00) I enjoyed reading your blog. Very stunning pictures. The colors and the house is cool and fascinating. Thanks for sharing. Merlyn |
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Top | Reply to this Title: Cool house Author: Jeff - Matt's Bro-in-law Date Posted: 04 Mar 2009 01:53 PM (GMT -06:00) I enjoyed the pictures of the house. I really enjoy the way you describe the house and how it changes dynamically with the light from the sun and emergent candlelight as demonstrated in the pictures. As I was looking at this, I was struck by the thought that this piece, like all architecture, is an imposition of man's will upon nature. Sometimes it is a skillfull blending of the two, other times it is more of deliberate juxtaposition of opposites. And occasionally, you can get both in one piece. The picture of the exterior struck me as an example of the latter. And the interiors at different times of the day and night show the blending. Interesting and beautiful. |
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Top | Reply to this Author: custom closets (http://vclosets.com) Date Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:42 PM (GMT -06:00) I don't believe it is possible to house break a rabbit. |
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