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| Shigeru Ban's Wall-less House |
Architect's statement:
"The house is built on a sloping site. In order to minimize the excavation work, the rear half of the building is dug into the ground, creating a level floor. The floor surface of the embedded rear part of the house curls up to meet the roof, naturally absorbing the imposed load of the earth. The roof is flat and fixed rigidly to the upturned slab, freeing the three columns at the front from any horizontal load. As a result of bearing only vertical loads, these columns could be reduced to a minimum of 50mm in diameter.
"In order to express the concept as purely as possible, all the walls and mullions have been purged, leaving only sliding panels. Spatially, the house consists of a universal floor: on it, the kitchen, bathroom and toilet are without enclosure, but the space can be flexibly partitioned by the sliding doors."
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