Machiya with Asymmetric Courtyard

Designing a new house in a certain area of Kyoto could be a daunting task for a young architect who wants to try something different …see/read more »
Lazy Friday ~ Links
~ ADACHI H ~
Who: Shigeyuki & Kumi Terasaka
What: Single family residence
Where: Adachi-ku, Tokyo
When: September 2005
How: Three-story steel frame construction
Site Area: 448 square feet (41.63㎡)
Construction Area: 281 square feet (26.07㎡)
Total Floor Area: 819 square feet (76.09㎡)
Photographer: -
~ O-HOUSE ~
Who: Tetsuya Fukuda & Chikako Muraoka
What: Single family residence
Where: Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture
When: June 2006
How: Two-story (w/basement) steel frame construction
Site Area: 1,464 square feet (136.01㎡)
Construction Area: 725 square feet (67.35㎡)
Total Floor Area: 1,292 square feet (120.06㎡)
Photographer: Yoshiharu Matsumura
~ S HOUSE ~
Who: Shizuo Yamamoto
Where: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
When: 2009
How: Two-story wood frame construction
Photographer: Hiroshi Ueda
I smell ninja… (Kohga House)

Kōka is a region where Kōga-ryū, a school of ninjutsu, originated in 16th century …see/read more »
Invitation for authors on architecture
We have received the following from YELLOW, a PR agency in Barcelona.
バルセロナの建築書籍出版社ロフト・パブリケーションが、出版企画のプロポーザルを募集中。ここで翻訳をする時間は無いが、質問があれば御連絡を。
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調香師ベアトリス・ピケ(Beatrice Piquet)さん死去
調香師ベアトリス・ピケさん(Beatrice Piquet)が、一年間のガン闘病の末、昨日の朝パリで亡くなった。47歳だった。ご冥福をお祈りする。
House in Komatsushima
Have we seen this before? No, this is actually a brand new house, which was just completed in January.
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