"The site is a flagpole-shaped lot located amid a mixture of traditional Japanese houses and contemporary developer-built homes. In designing a house for a family of five suited to this place, the image I had in mind was that of a traditional Japanese house. Timber framing is exposed through shinkabe construction (shinkabe: a traditional Japanese method in which columns and beams are expressed), resulting in a stripped-down appearance free of excess."
"At a time when construction costs continue to rise, I believe that reconsidering the wisdom embedded in traditional Japanese houses was a rational approach."
The site is a flagpole-shaped lot amid a mixture of traditional Japanese houses and contemporary developer-built homes. The house is designed for a family of five and draws on the image of a traditional Japanese house. Timber framing is exposed through shinkabe construction, expressing columns and beams. The exposed framing produces a stripped-down appearance free of excess. Rising construction costs motivated a reconsideration of the wisdom embedded in traditional Japanese houses as a rational approach to contemporary building. The result emphasizes material honesty, structural expression, and economical simplicity suited to the local context.
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