This is a house that was design by ‘Studio Velocity' in Toyokawa, Japan. The architects wanted to create a less mobile build and one that was exciting and unpredictable.
‘Plants make decisions about where to unfurl their leaves and extend their branches according to the presence and position of plants and other objects in their environment’, says Miho Iwatsuki from ‘Studio Velocity'. ‘We were interested in designing architecture that exhibits a similar quality’.
The outcome was a selk, white rhomboid-shaped curved structure sounded by brushers of greenery. The site has a lot of limitations typically of Toyokawa. However the curved walls created enough distance from the neighbours surrounding, the right amount of floor space, increased the perimeter walls and made the site an efficient use of space. The downstairs consisted of a hairdressing salon and a living quarters connected by a spiral staircase leading to more living areas.
Here is a link to find out more about the house as it features in 'The architectural review'... http://m.architectural-review.com/8649731.article
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