How to Make a Japanese House

Nowhere in the world have architects built homes as small as in Japan and nowhere have they done so with such ingenuity and success. How to Make a Japanese House presents 21 lessons in how to design a single-family home from three decades of architectural practice. From the Western perspective in which more space is better space small interiors may once have seemed undesirable but Japanese architects have long excelled at overcoming the limitations of building in densely populated areas and creating brilliant effects of spaciousness with minimal square footage. As urban areas across the world grow only more dense in population a knack for the economic handling and design of domestic space has clearly established itself as a key virtue of contemporary architectural practice. Through a rich array of research interviews drawings and photographs How to Make a Japanese House demonstrates that Japanese homes present a radically different way of thinking about architecture and provide inspiration for dwelling on a smaller scale.

Paperback: 324 pages

Publisher: nai010 publishers (September 30 2012)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 905662850X

ISBN-13: 978-9056628505

Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1 x 9.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds