This beautiful house, designed by Japanese architecture firm Artechnic, is simply breathtaking. You will find the Shell House located deep in the woods of Karuizawa, Japan, where its double-elliptical, shell-like shapes blend with its magnificent surroundings.
The Shell House is made of reinforced concrete and wood, offering vast wooden decks and floor to ceiling windows.
i simply love how its large, spacious living areas easily flow with its unique, circular architecture design. I think it’s best to let the pictures speak for themselves…
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hi
thats great
So does ‘form follow function’ here? Its not the most economical form, but its so called “wasted space” allows for ingenuity in its form and esthetics.
Nice stuff!
This architect is a brilliant Japanese guy named Kotaro Ide. Works out of Tokyo. He has some awesome projects in planning.
Very Cool
I THINK FROM THIS FORM THE DEFINITION OF THE ARCHITECTURE WILL BE LIKE THIS…
“ARCHITECTURE IS THE ART OF WASTING THE SPACE”…
Interesting, very, very interesting. Maybe there is wasted space but I very so tired of cube spaces…so this is my favorite….
Is this building built for purpose or appearance?
a very interesting design but lets not forget can this building be practical for living upto its purpose or is it merely here to be a show house?
could you make an estate out of this housing design? or is it one of its kind?
Buildings (especially housing estates) in the 20th century need to start establishing their own style, lets move away from traditional methods of estate housing styles, lets start taking the ‘Shell house’ approach to housing estates, lets give these designs to the people, lets make them affordable even for the middle class! it can be done!