House K by world renowned Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto / photographs by Iwan Baan, text by designboom:
Sou fujimoto‘s ‘house k’ is a voluminous, crescent-shaped home in northeastern osaka’s dense urban fabric. the approach to an disproportionate L shaped site is one of a soaring, thickened ground plane. pressed against the neighbors’ homes on three sides and bordered by a grove of trees, the rectangular volume literally grows out of the ground with a gentle concave motion until it peaks at the eastern-most point. the canopy therefore becomes a striking visual object from the exterior while providing the family with much-needed exterior space in the form of a rooftop terrace. the habitable roof additionally confronts the ubiquitous concrete slabs with a composition of trees in faceted metal planters.
Reblogged this on Romer Interiors and commented:
Lots of volume. Lots of white. great negative space.
I love it – but so much white would drive me mad after a while. I love pastels :)
If I lived in a house half as amazing as this, I would have to be dragged out into the world to do…anything!
The seemingly un-staged family interaction within a very deliberately stark designed interior is what really brings these images to life in a way architectural photos rarely try to do.