White U
Toyo Ito
- Outline
- A horseshoe-shaped courtyard is surrounded by a U-shaped concrete wall. The house is introverted and closed to the outside world, with few openings in the perimeter walls, as if to emphasize the strong ties between the mother and her two daughters. The interior is a series of curved white walls, with top lights, windows facing the courtyard, and lighting that creates a rhythm in the tubular space and enhances the spirituality of the house. 1997: The house was demolished.
- Location
- Tokyo
- Journal
- Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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- Special Link
- Matrix of 100 Years of Architecture(The 100th Anniversary of Shinkenchiku)
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- Housing as the Frontline of Architecture
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- Decade
- 1970s
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