"Masao Nishikawa Photography Studio + 40 Architects: Yoshikazu Takahashi (Hoshigarasu), Shohei Tanaka, Sho Hiratsuka (office of Teramoto) Structure Engineer: Yuko Mihara (Graph Studio) Landscape Designer: Saikai Engei More SpecsLess Specs Masao Nishikawa Photography Studio Text description provided by the architects. Zero-Concrete Architecture: A New Vernacular Vernacular architecture existed long before concrete. Across regions and climates, it evolved through local materials, gravity, craft, and accumulated knowledgewithout relying on reinforced concrete as a universal solution. This villa is built entirely without concrete."
"Vernacular architecture existed long before concrete. Across regions and climates, it evolved through local materials, gravity, craft, and accumulated knowledgewithout relying on reinforced concrete as a universal solution. This villa is built entirely without concrete. The project is conceived as a contemporary reinterpretation of vernacular architecture and as a continuation of a critical inquiry into modern, concrete-dependent construction culture. See allShow less Published on January 21, 2026Cite: "Villa Boso / Kenichi Teramoto / office of Teramoto" 20 Jan 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . ISSN 0719-8884"
Masao Nishikawa Photography Studio collaborated with 40 Architects including Yoshikazu Takahashi, Shohei Tanaka, and Sho Hiratsuka, with Yuko Mihara as structure engineer and Saikai Engei for landscape. The project adopts a zero-concrete approach that rejects reinforced concrete and embraces principles of vernacular building. The design relies on local materials, gravity-based assemblies, craft, and accumulated regional knowledge. The villa is constructed entirely without concrete. The work reinterprets vernacular architecture in a contemporary manner while continuing a critical inquiry into the dominance of concrete in modern construction culture and offering alternative material logics.
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