TODAY'S MOST EXCEPTIONAL JAPANESE HOMES So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's hard to improve upon.Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding new ways to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it's a pristinely preserved traditional house or a cutting-edge apartment, the best Japanese homes share a love of cleverly designed spaces and warm materials such as wood,bricks, and bamboo. From a thatched roof farmhouse occupied by a Zen priest, the Japanease traditional Hoshi Onsen bathhouse, to Tadao Ando's experimental 4x4 House, Shigeru Ban's conceptual Shutter House, and a beautiful homage to bamboo in the form of a home, this book traverses the multifaceted landscape of Japanese living today.Also included is a list of addresses and a glossary of terms, such as akari, geta or tatami.

8 TAWARAYA

 TOSHI OKAZAKI SATOV

 KYOTO

12 IORI NISHIOSHIKOJI-CHO

  KYOTO

20 IORI NISHIROKKAKU-CHO

  KYOTO

30 SUGIMOTO HOUSE

  UTAKO SUGIMOTO

  KYOTO

36 YOSHIOA SANSO

  KYOKO NAKAMURA

  KYOTO

52 TENMANGU

  ALEX KERR

  KAMEOKA

58 Y X Y HOUSE

  BY TADAO ANDO FOR

  YOSHINORI NAKATA

  AKASHI,  HYOGO

60 Go'o SHRINE

 BY HIROSHI SUGIMOTO

 NAOSHIMA ISLAND

 KAGAWA

70 STONE HOUSE

 MASATOSHI IZUMI

 MURE, KAGAWA

78  CHIIORI

 ALEX KERR AND

 MASON FLORENCE

 IYA, TOKUSHIMA

88 HOUSE OF LIGHT

 BY JAMES TURREL

 AND DAIGO ISHII

 TOKAMACHI, NIIGATA

100 DREAM HOUSE

 BY MARINA ABRAMOVICH

 TOKAMACHI, NIIGATA

106 HOSHI ONSEN - CHOJUKAN

 KUNIO OKAMURA

 NIIHARU, GUNMA

116 FOREST FLOOR

   BY KENGO KUMA

   NAGANO

122 YOSHIHIRO TAKISHITA HOUSE

  YOSHIHIRO TAKISHITA

   KAMAKURA

132 YUKIKO HANAI VILLA

   BY EIZO SHIINA FOR

  YUKIKO HANAI

   HAKONE, KANAGAWA

140 CHIZANSO VILLA

  YOICHIRO USHIODA

  KAMAKURA

150 LOTUS HOUSE

  BY KENGO KUMA FOR

  YOICHIRO USHIODA

  KAMAKURA

160 BAMBOO HOUSE

  RIEKO KAWABE

  KAMAKURA

170 PLASTIC HOUSE

   BY KENGO KUMA FOR

   ROWLAND KIRISHIMA

  TOKYO

176 NAKAMURA HOUSE

  YOSHIFUMI NAKAMURA

  TOKYO

18o SHUTTER HOUSE

 FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER

   BY SHIGERU BAN

  TOKYO'

188 NATURAL STRIPS II

   BY MASAKI ENDOH FOR

   ICHIRO CHINO

  TOKYO

192 GLOSSARY

  GLOSSAR

  GLOSSAIRE

198  ADDRESSES

  ADRESSEN

  ADRESSES