MONO COSMOLOGY / TENCHI HOUSE

Outline
This two-story wooden house is located in Nagoya, Japan. The entire space is almost a single room, and complex light enters the room through a spiral stairwell, mirrors at the top, four top lights named "AC tubes," stained glass, and other openings. The wooden structure is made by applying traditional techniques of temple and shrine construction. The construction took about three and a half years.
Location
  • Aichi
Journal
Shinkenchiku July 2009 issue
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