Wood Block House in Japan

You already found out from the title how what this building is: a wood block house, which is located in a place called Nara, in the Rising Sun Country, Japan. The house was designed by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects for a family, in a natural land form, with beautiful retaining walls made of granite, with a perfect playground for children and ship-shaped wooden blocks.

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If you look at this building, it does not give you the impression of a house, at least this is the feeling it gives you from outside, but the interior is remarkably interesting. Its form and color are very nice; the wide glass window offers that essential mood that you have in a wide space. From outside, the building has a simple appearance, but the most interesting thing is the way the light is projected onto the glass facade; this happens both at day and at night, night light makes it more spectacular.

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Wood block house31
Wood block house31
Wood block house31
Wood block house31
Wood block house31

Wood block house31
Wood block house31
Wood block house31
Wood block house31

It does not look either as a common block  or a common house, as it is unique in aspect and it makes you think about an official building rather than a family’ s home. When you look from outside, you feel detached, the environment seems to be a little cold, as if nobody lived there, but it is only an apparent impression that changes once you enter the building.{found on archdaily}