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.

January 24th 2012

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house in seya
by: suppose design office
in: yokohama, japan
 
We never would have bet that a concrete form in a plywood box could be so delightful. Sure, the bedrooms look more like dungeon dwellings in the basement, and the totally transparent bathroom is all the way up on the third floor (we’d be sure to trip in a sleepy midnight stumble up to use the facilities) but what makes it so damn cool is space between the enclosure and the house.  The pebbled courtyard full of growies serves as an extended threshold between public and private space.  We love the way the basic (uninsulated?) plywood framing supports the concrete living spaces.  Sliding partitions allow the space to become one large room or be divided into separate uses.  Would we call this place home? Absolutely…once some frosted glass was installed in the bathroom.

Posted at 11:57am and tagged with: enclosure, mound, residential, yokahama, japan, plywood, concrete,.

house in seyaby: suppose design officein: yokohama, japan  We never would have bet that a concrete form in a plywood box could be so delightful. Sure, the bedrooms look more like dungeon dwellings in the basement, and the totally transparent bathroom is all the way up on the third floor (we’d be sure to trip in a sleepy midnight stumble up to use the facilities) but what makes it so damn cool is space between the enclosure and the house.  The pebbled courtyard full of growies serves as an extended threshold between public and private space.  We love the way the basic (uninsulated?) plywood framing supports the concrete living spaces.  Sliding partitions allow the space to become one large room or be divided into separate uses.  Would we call this place home? Absolutely…once some frosted glass was installed in the bathroom.

April 6th 2011

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undercover lab
by: klein dytham architecture
in: tokyo, japan

Underground lairs are so last century, the new hotness is stealthy lab space that quietly soars right over your head.  The second floor enclosure, a 65+ foot black tube, is intended to look anonymous outside, while displaying an apparel line the length of the space inside.  The whole structure has an air of intimidation…could you imagine stumbling down a dark alley and running into this?  We’d back away slowly for fear of seeing something at shouldn’t be seen. 

Posted at 8:27pm and tagged with: enclosure, tokyo, japan, klein dytham, architecture, design, lab, work, display,.

undercover labby: klein dytham architecturein: tokyo, japanUnderground lairs are so last century, the new hotness is stealthy lab space that quietly soars right over your head.  The second floor enclosure, a 65+ foot black tube, is intended to look anonymous outside, while displaying an apparel line the length of the space inside.  The whole structure has an air of intimidation…could you imagine stumbling down a dark alley and running into this?  We’d back away slowly for fear of seeing something at shouldn’t be seen.