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The living area is backed by sheer glass supported by wood beams. Here and in the side wings of the house, glazing tilts inward near the floor, making the volumes appear to float.
The living area is backed by sheer glass supported by wood beams. Here and in the side wings of the house, glazing tilts inward near the floor, making the volumes appear to float.
A home in Karuizawa, Japan, designed by Rei Mitsui of Tokyo-based Rei Mitsui, embraces the land in a gently arced design. In the sunken living room, homeowner Rob Tull relaxes on a lin-en couch designed by Mitsui and made by Tetsuhiro Otsuka of Hiro & Associates. The recessed area’s rounded edges, echoed in the arched entryway to the kitchen and the curved ends of the staircase’s handrail, soften the home’s angularity.
A home in Karuizawa, Japan, designed by Rei Mitsui of Tokyo-based Rei Mitsui, embraces the land in a gently arced design. In the sunken living room, homeowner Rob Tull relaxes on a lin-en couch designed by Mitsui and made by Tetsuhiro Otsuka of Hiro & Associates. The recessed area’s rounded edges, echoed in the arched entryway to the kitchen and the curved ends of the staircase’s handrail, soften the home’s angularity.
Mitsui stands in the guest room, which opens to a small balcony.
Mitsui stands in the guest room, which opens to a small balcony.
In the kitchen, the counter height is midway between standard Western and Japanese conventions, a compromise Rob made with his wife, Junko.
In the kitchen, the counter height is midway between standard Western and Japanese conventions, a compromise Rob made with his wife, Junko.
A cave-like fireplace carved into the side of the sunken living room emphasizes the “primordial” feeling Mitsui says he was after.
A cave-like fireplace carved into the side of the sunken living room emphasizes the “primordial” feeling Mitsui says he was after.
Another project by A1 Architects, this tea house rests on a circular platform enclosed by a translucent dome. Within, the dome is covered in laminated paper, which allows light to shine through, imbuing the interiors with an ethereal glow.
Another project by A1 Architects, this tea house rests on a circular platform enclosed by a translucent dome. Within, the dome is covered in laminated paper, which allows light to shine through, imbuing the interiors with an ethereal glow.
Suspended in a garden in private residence in the northwest of Washington DC, this bronze and glass building, which is illuminated from the ground up, looks like a Japanese tea pavilion, but is in fact a musical recital space that its owner also use as a room for dining and contemplation.
Suspended in a garden in private residence in the northwest of Washington DC, this bronze and glass building, which is illuminated from the ground up, looks like a Japanese tea pavilion, but is in fact a musical recital space that its owner also use as a room for dining and contemplation.
In collaboration with students from Cardiff University, architects Takeshi Hayatsu and Kristin Trommler built a 6.6-by-6.6 foot tea house inspired by a sixteenth century Japanese teahouse called Tai-an in Kyoto, but using an ancient Welsh construction method called wattle and daub, where woven hazel rods are attached to exposed timbers, then daubed on both ends with a chopped straw, soil, dung and clay mixture.
In collaboration with students from Cardiff University, architects Takeshi Hayatsu and Kristin Trommler built a 6.6-by-6.6 foot tea house inspired by a sixteenth century Japanese teahouse called Tai-an in Kyoto, but using an ancient Welsh construction method called wattle and daub, where woven hazel rods are attached to exposed timbers, then daubed on both ends with a chopped straw, soil, dung and clay mixture.
Designed Californian architects Swatt Miers, these three tea houses on a private property were conceived as spaces outside the main home that would be free from the distractions of Internet, telecommunications and television. The largest of the three pavilions is used as a workspace, the second as a bedroom, and the third as a meditation pavilion.
Designed Californian architects Swatt Miers, these three tea houses on a private property were conceived as spaces outside the main home that would be free from the distractions of Internet, telecommunications and television. The largest of the three pavilions is used as a workspace, the second as a bedroom, and the third as a meditation pavilion.

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