Mound, hearth, enclosure, roof, and column. The way we see it, Gottfried Semper and scholars already figured out what makes honest tectonic form. We're looking for the element that satisfies our primitive urge to value architecture that's good.

February 2nd 2011

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hat tea house
by: A1Architects
in: Ostrava, Czech Republic

So this is what happens when you take a traditional Japanese tea house and place it in an entirely different environment, in this case Middle Europe.  The elements are all present, and constructed of local materials that will age as the structure does.  We’d very much like to drink a cup of tea here, but for some reason, wouldn’t say no to a nice czech beer on a warm summer day either.

(Source: dezeen.com)

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hat tea houseby: A1Architectsin: Ostrava, Czech RepublicSo this is what happens when you take a traditional Japanese tea house and place it in an entirely different environment, in this case Middle Europe.  The elements are all present, and constructed of local materials that will age as the structure does.  We’d very much like to drink a cup of tea here, but for some reason, wouldn’t say no to a nice czech beer on a warm summer day either.