Since the end of World War II the Japanese have experienced far-reaching social and environmental changes encompassing the post-war recovery period, rapid economic growth, the bubble economy and its collapse, and natural disasters. Commissioned by individual homeowners, Japanese architects have responded in turn by offering potential solutions for social issues, as well as ideas for new ways of living, via the small-scale architecture of the house. This book presents 75 houses designed by over 50 architects, divided into thirteen themes, from Earthy Concrete and Play to Redefining the Gap. Richly detailed with more than 400 models, plans, and photographs.

1. Introduction

katsura

2. Japaneseness

raymond House & Studio in Azabu

The House of Prof.K.Saito

A House(Tange House)

A House with Chestnut Trees

House in Kureha

3. Prototype and Mass-Production

Yotsuya kano House

PREMONS

Minimum House(Masuzawa House)

Residence No.3

Residence No.76

Sekisui Heim M1

Nakagin Capsule Tower

Box House Series

Wood House

4. Earthy Concrete

Yoshizaka House

Tower House(Azuma House)

Moutain Lodge at Karuizawa

A house with Center

5. A House is a Work of Art

House in White

Tanigawa House

House in Uehara

House under High-Voltage Lines

6. Closed to Open

House in Minase

Aiminium House

House in Sakatayamatsuke

House in Koganei

House in Soshigaya

House in Hanakoganei

Silver Hut

House F

7. Play

Anti-Dwelling Box

Miyajima House

Face House

Toy Block HouseⅠ

House N

s-house

8. Sensorial

House at Yaizu 1

White U

House in a Plum Grove

G

T House

O House

Double Helix House

9. Machiya:House Which Makes City

Row House in Sumiyoshi

House in Daita

House in Nipponbashi

Spilit Machiya

10. Redefining the Gap

House in Ota

Mini House

Moriyama House

House NA

11. Lightness

SH-1

House in Kuwabara in Izu

House in Kyodo

House in Rokko

Garden & House

12. Unmarketable

Kaitakusya-no-ie(The Farmer’s House)

ZENKAI House

Arimasuton Building

13. Vernaculae:Linking with Nature

Leek House

Roof House

Rectangle of Light

Pony Garden

Sunny Loggia House

No.00

House M

14. Critique on Family

My House(Seike House1)

Sky House

Hoshikawa Cubicles

Pao:A Dwelling for Tokyo Nomad Women

House in Okayama

Light Coffin

Setagaya Village(Ishiyama House)

House & Atelier Bow Wow

Yokohama Apartment

Atelier Tenjinyama