Can buildings emerge from nature? A Japanese residence and restaurant sets the agenda
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Design, Architecture
Client
Motonori Hirata
Structural Engineering
Jun Sato Structural Engineers
Lighting Advisor
Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design
Curtain
Yoko Ando Design
General Contracting
Akita Kensetsu Co., Ltd.
Landscape
SOLSO
Glass
Meiji Glass Company Limited
Fixtures
Yanagiya
Furniture
Gotanda Seisakusho Co., Ltd., I.D.Works
Floor Area
195.41 sq-m
Translation
Fraze Craze
In Yamaguchi, Japan, a restaurant – and residence for its owner – has been excavated from underground, organic architecture designed to stand for generations to come.
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