Monday 9 April 2012

Architecture that 'disperses' -Kengo Kuma's Water/Glass house


Situated on a hill overlooking Atami, Japan southwest of Tokyo, this spectacular ocean view villa has a striking oval dinning room that appears to be on an island surrounded by water. Designed by architect Kengo Kuma (architect behind the new V&A in Dundee), this glass house in which water is also a key component has the effect of a structure floating on water. The oval dinning room is connected to the rest of the house by a glass corridor. The infinity-edge reflecting pool connects the house to the ocean and the coastline.
Kuma's aim was to frame space with only two horizontal planes - the floor of water and the ceiling louvers.  I love how the views of the water are perfectly framed, creating a place of tranquility and relaxation, perhaps a feeling that needs to be injected into a collaborative design space?

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