Comments on: House in Saka by Suppose Design Office

By: Perry

Perry — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:28:35 +0000

I think it's beautiful, but I agree. As a tall person, it makes me want to duck just looking at the pictures!

By: martini-girl

martini-girl — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:10:31 +0000

Also it should be noted that japanese kitchens in general are very modest – not the double sink, island in the middle, hero rangehood, 8 burner cooktop monsters that the west tend to favour.

By: Othón

Othón — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:40:31 +0000

Creo que la arquitectura japonesa no se cierra hacia la calle. Al contrario, si uno observa las obras de Toyo Ito, éstas se abren y se integran al paisaje urbano

By: @asan110

@asan110 — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:50:22 +0000

I'm not sure what tradition or architecture you (Jasper and Joanna) are comparing it to, but it's quite common across all cultures for architectural photography to be handled by the architect after the house is completed and before the residents have moved in, thus most new homes you see photographed are staged with furniture the architect or his photographer brings for the shots, which is understandably kept to a minimum. That's clearly the case here, as you see the same chair appear in nearly every shot. It is, I think, an unfortunate tradition, because it results in such unrealistic impressions of the day-to-day life of the space, but there's nothing unique to Japan about it.

By: mirro

mirro — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:16:54 +0000

like a pearl in a shell. beautiful. thanks