Comments on: Daylight House by Takeshi Hosaka

By: Nuk

Nuk — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:37:39 +0000

I would feel so fresh and comfortable inside!!
I think it's a very nice way to change the concept we have of housing. I can even see some relationship between this and the greek domus, turning the life indoors…

By: chk

chk — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:08:40 +0000

I think I would go crazy inside.

By: zappiens

zappiens — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:02:49 +0000

I'm sure you are quite right about not all japanese feeling the same way about this kind of space. However, it is also true that there are certain cultural characteristics, tendencies, and patterns which allow us to better understand the validity of different approaches to design in different parts of the world. Japanese, especially those living in densely inhabited urban areas, are generally more used to living in constrained spaces with little or no views outwards than most westerners are. The notion of privacy and comunal living are also generally quite different. I think this private house was ultimately built with one particular japanese family in mind, which clearly fits those cultural tendencies, and not for every japanese family, and certainly not for every westerner. Private projects aim to satisfy the needs of particular clients, which are different in every part of the world. Differences are also human.

By: Katsudon

Katsudon — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:01:03 +0000

I would not go so fa,r saying that nobody can be happy in this house, but at a certain point a human is a human, idiosyncrasies or not. I'm pretty sure that not all japanese would feel at ease in such a space with no views.

By: Willy Clavijo Navarro

Willy Clavijo Navarro — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:27:06 +0000

From the point of view of the architectural composition, is not it a GREAT ROOM ACOMPASSED?