Hidden treasure: this family house in Osaka explores a language of exquisite minimalism.Kulapat Yantrasast grew up in Thailand, spent 14 years in Japan This is a list of years in Japan. See also the timeline of Japanese history. For only articles about years in Japan that have been written, see . Twenty-first century
2. When a bill for discovery has been filed, for example, the defendant must answer every material fact which is charged in the bill, and the test in these cases seems to , rigorous geometry and controlled progression of the master, but in a looser, more relaxed way. The site, on the southern edge of Osaka, was chosen for its proximity to the parents' home, and for the surrounding green space, though this is likely to be built over, as major cities continue to expand despite the overall shrinkage of Japan's aging population. There's a three-metre drop from a wide berm berm: see beach. at street level to the rice paddy it once enclosed, and Yantrasast exploited this to create a split-level section at the point where the grade shifts. A 300sqm concrete structure in a nascent suburb of small conventional houses was bound to stand out and that persuaded the architect to conceal it behind a blank wall a wall in which there is no opening; a dead wall. Blind wall, etc. See under Blank, Blind, etc. See also: Blank Wall . 'It's a way of hiding wealth rather than flaunting it, just as, in the Edo era, rich merchants wore black kimonos with gold and colours within the sleeves,' says the architect. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The owner works extended hours as a dentist and wanted a private retreat as well as spaces he could share with his wife and their two young daughters. Yantrasast developed a cross-axial plan in which every member of the family could enjoy a room that opened on to a walled garden Refers to a network or service that restricts its users to its own content. Cable TV and satellite TV are walled gardens, offering a finite number of channels and programs to its subscribers. or courtyard. 'I looked at Chinese hutongs and Mies's plans for courtyard villas and realised that this house, though it's isolated now, will eventually be surrounded by neighbours,' says the architect. That suggested an inward-looking plan. The main axis extends back from the entrance in the manner of an engawa, the traditional spine-promenade of Japanese architecture Japanese architecture, structures created on the islands that constitute Japan. Evidence of prehistoric architecture in Japan has survived in the form of models of terra-cotta houses buried in tombs and by remains of pit houses of the Jomon, the neolithic people of , stepping down to form a lofty hall lit from tall, steel-framed windows. It links a tatami ta·ta·mi n. pl. tatami or ta·ta·mis Straw matting used as a floor covering especially in a Japanese house. [Japanese.] room for guests to the living area, with the parents' bedroom off to the left. Steps lead up to the cross axis comprising the daughters' bedroom and play space above the master bedroom, and, to the right, the father's glass-walled sanctuary, which is separated from the rest of the house by a covered terrace. Architect Akira Matsumoto supervised construction when Yantrasast left for the US. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The clarity of the plan is enriched by the shifts of level and direction, and by the refinement of the finishes and detailing. Natural light washes over the form--poured concrete imparting a sheen that softens the unyielding surfaces. Floors of Cambodian red pine are enlivened en·liv·en tr.v. en·liv·ened, en·liv·en·ing, en·liv·ens To make lively or spirited; animate. en·liv  en·er n. by a variation in the width of the boards. Skinny roller
blinds shade each of the tall windows. 'Ando is Japanese and uses
material like a sculptor, with nothing to disturb the tension. I'm
from Thailand and a different generation and I believe in using
different materials and flavours to enrich the interiors. It's the
difference between tofu tofuSoft, bland, custardlike food product made from soybeans. Believed to date from China's Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220), tofu is today an important source of protein in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia. and aromatic noodles', says Yantrasast. That's his goal, and he's advancing towards it in the Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, Art Museum, galleries at the Chicago Art Institute, and other projects. In contrast, the Wakasa house appears austere. It's hard to escape the shadow of an exacting master architect, and the owner is a minimalist, who prefers spare furnishings and few art works. Yet these images, like so many architectural photos, give a misleading impression. This is no monastery. The purity of line and proportion, and the unadorned surfaces frame the daily life and warm hospitality of an exuberant, multi-generational family. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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