House for twintowerconcept series vol.4

AFTER POST OFFICE.の設計思想を豊富な図版と共に追いかける〈concept series〉の第4冊目。2本の鏡貼りの塔の隙間が豊かな日常が浮かび上がる革新的な住宅〈House for twintower〉を特集している。本書は以下のような冒頭から始まる。

「4人の家族が住む家を設計した。この住宅は2本の鏡貼りの塔と、塔に囲まれたふわりと浮かぶ場所から構成される。2本の塔を往復するという体験から建築を設計することを考えた。住人たちは2本の塔を行ったり来たりする体験を通して、自然や風景や日常を発見する。2本の塔に囲まれた隙間には、正面の公園の緑が反射して入り、ゆらゆらと光と影が落ち、日々刻々と移り変わる風景が現われる。風景は日々の日常と溶け合い、常に変化し続ける。住まい手の体験によって現われては消える空間は日常をより美しく現象させる…」

The fourth volume of the "concept series" that delivers the design concept of "AFTER POST OFFICE." with beautiful illustrations. This book features an innovative house "House for twintower" where the void between the two mirrored towers reveals a daily life. The beginning of this book is as follows.

"I designed a house for a family of four. The house consists of two mirrored towers and a place that floats like a bridge surrounded by towers. The architecture was designed from the lived experience of going back and forth between the two places. Residents discover nature, scenery and everyday life through the moving between the two towers. In the void surrounded by the two towers, the greenery of the park is reflected, the light and shadow sway, and a changing scenery appears. This scenery blends in with everyday life and is constantly modificated. Spaces that appear and disappear depending on the experience of the inhabitants will make your life more beautiful..."