Comments on: Cube House by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates

By: Lilan Pan

Lilan Pan — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:32:05 +0000

Totally agree. There are tons of examples of minimalism Japanese house that is still cheerful in spirit. This one is just depressing. The architect wished too much to seek the purity of a design that he simply ignored the fact it's a house for people, not for worship. I sympathize the kids who have to grow up there.

By: Peter van der Veer

Peter van der Veer — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:29 +0000

There is a piece of Japanese Haiku that explains opposing views while providing some insight into living comfortably in such spaces:

"In my hut this spring there is nothing
there is everything."

In Australia is a choice problem: The extremes from eccentric clutter to this minimalism with the entire spectrum of design influences from all races living here between the two has become the norm. When one feels at home living in both extremes what do we do?
Buy two houses and live a dual existence?

By: nulla

nulla — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:56:40 +0000

A good project, but a bit on an extreme side. As it always happens, if you speak with an extreme language, some people agree, some don`t.
What I wonder is if it is really necessary to get tu such extremes.

By: Mick Traen

Mick Traen — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:44:50 +0000

I'm amazed how people like to build personal prisons these days!? This house gives me the creeps…

By: aluapmt

aluapmt — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:58:56 +0000

I just don't understand what it is the problem in having this kind of houses?
Some people like to live with lots os useless things, other don't.

Plus before to crticize this houses, one need to remember that the needs and habits in all cultures are different.
If some of you cannot stand this japaneses houses or think to live in one of them, there are others who like it. LIKE ME.

I LOVE THE SIMPLICITY OF DESIGN, who I think just few people can apreciatte.