Today, we headed up to Sendai. On the way we stopped at the Sumika Projects. My favorite by far was the house by Taira Nishizawa.
His design is a thick, rectangular roof floating on thin round pilings. Because the columns are sunk about 20 feet into the ground, no lateral bracing is needed, and a conventional foundation isnt neccessary. The thick roof is a layered ordeal starting with an outer of corrugated plastic, then structure, then heavier structure, then the lightest structure, then vertical fins that mediate the light even more. In the top layer, there are several large voids, which are glazed, but allow unfiltered light into the space. These voids allow light to move from the bathroom to the bedroom then to the kitchen and living spaces throughout the day. The building has radiant heat in the floor, and during the summer well water is run through the pipes to cool the floor. The entire building can be opened up. It is awesome. We also saw the three other projects which were definitely cool. At Sendai we saw an Abe building, then the mediateque. The mediateque was obviously awesome, but hard to photograph because the area is so dense. We looked for and eventually found the Abe restaurant with the perforated steel interior, but it was closed. Apparently its less of a restaurant and more of a private club type place as we were told it is rarely open and usually only by reservation. Unfortunately it was too dark to even take pictures of. Photos of the mediateque and other Sumika Projects to follow at a later date.
His design is a thick, rectangular roof floating on thin round pilings. Because the columns are sunk about 20 feet into the ground, no lateral bracing is needed, and a conventional foundation isnt neccessary. The thick roof is a layered ordeal starting with an outer of corrugated plastic, then structure, then heavier structure, then the lightest structure, then vertical fins that mediate the light even more. In the top layer, there are several large voids, which are glazed, but allow unfiltered light into the space. These voids allow light to move from the bathroom to the bedroom then to the kitchen and living spaces throughout the day. The building has radiant heat in the floor, and during the summer well water is run through the pipes to cool the floor. The entire building can be opened up. It is awesome. We also saw the three other projects which were definitely cool. At Sendai we saw an Abe building, then the mediateque. The mediateque was obviously awesome, but hard to photograph because the area is so dense. We looked for and eventually found the Abe restaurant with the perforated steel interior, but it was closed. Apparently its less of a restaurant and more of a private club type place as we were told it is rarely open and usually only by reservation. Unfortunately it was too dark to even take pictures of. Photos of the mediateque and other Sumika Projects to follow at a later date.
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