Sou Fujimoto knew, as most architects do, that wood has a versatility that allows it to be used as almost any part of the house. It's shapes, sizes, and different types allow it to become almost anything man wants it to be. However, Fujimoto wanted to experiment with wood in a different way. Since it seems to be so multifaceted, he believed it would be possible to create an entire house from one form of wood: a 14" square piece of cedar.
In doing so, he reversed the idea of architecture an wood. By using wood without its versatility, the architecture itself has become versatile. Rather than allowing the design to influence the wood, the wood has created the design. Depending on where one is within the structure, a particular beam could be the ceiling, the floor, a seat, or a wall.
Spaces are not divided, but shared throughout. The wood becomes the structure, the shell, the furniture, and overall, it IS the architecture.
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