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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Gradation in the Forest in Nagano, Japan by KOTOAKI ASANO Architect & AssociatesJuly 2nd, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: KOTOAKI ASANO Architect & Associates “Gradation in the Forest” is the house in the forest of a summer resort. The forest is composed of Japanese larch trees with straight vertical silhouettes, and the houses stand calmly and sparsely in the forest. This house, “Gradation in the Forest”, is made as a collection of small spaces, as if the house might melt into the environment of the woods. So, various spaces were prepared in order to make living environment rich.  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura
 Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura In “Gradation in the Forest”, a gradual change of the quality of spaces has been made, as having been shown in the picture of “Metamorphosis” by M.C. Escher. In this house, the spaces, having various characteristics, exist as the process of continuous changes with ambiguous boundaries. Many spaces have maintained respectively the unique characteristics of each space. Moreover, many spaces are smoothly sewn together. So, the boundaries of spaces may be melted away. This principle is reflected in each aspects of the design, such as connection methods of spaces, structural methods, finishing materials, windows, walls and roofs etc. Moreover, the outline of the building is decided by the arrangement and the placement of various cubes. I would like to give the unit space both the centrifugal character with repeatability and the centripetal character with independence. Different cubes have different structural methods and different finishing materials. My design has the intention to amplify the characteristic of each area.  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © Yukio Yoshimura  Image Courtesy © KOTOAKI ASANO Architect & Associates  Image Courtesy © KOTOAKI ASANO Architect & Associates  Image Courtesy © KOTOAKI ASANO Architect & Associates  Image Courtesy © KOTOAKI ASANO Architect & Associates  Image Courtesy © KOTOAKI ASANO Architect & Associates
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