Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Between 1964 and 1966, Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara designed and constructed the House of Earth in Tokyo. This modestly sized dwelling, notable for its distinctive spatial and formal arrangement, epitomizes Shinohara’s exploration of the creative and emotive possibilities of earth in architecture. This article aims to analyze the architectural and material approaches to earth that Shinohara employed in this residence. Specifically, it will detail the spatial mechanisms Shinohara utilized to develop the project, demonstrating how these elements converge to forge a compelling nexus between inhabiting the earth and the memory of its inhabitants.
Source: Ra Revista de Arquitectura
Institution: Universidad de Navarra
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403495949