Looking Out: Week 6 (NICOLAS GOMEZ)

This Wood Block House by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects showcases an interesting implementation of wood as an interior element. Behind the exterior facade made out of glass and stone, a basket-like wooden texture of timber envelops the interior spaces.

This structural shear, as the architects call it, is easily assembled and stacked. The fact that this does not require skilled workers makes it a very accessible design element for many architects.

Looking Out Week 4: Kelsey Simpson

 

In 2011, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan, destroying entire communities and their infrastructures. In an initiative to rebuild communities who had lost their public spaces in the storm, Japanese architect Toyo Ito started Home For All project. The newest development out of this project is a timber and concrete pavillion for a fishing community. The pavilion is a place of meeting and recreation for the village. The wooden hexagonal roof is warmly lit at night drawing in fishermen and their families to welcoming place.