Photos tagged 'architecture'

Japanese contemporary house architecture. No.1: A rare example of an...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:17:43 GMT

Japanese contemporary house architecture. No.1: A rare example of an attractive contemporary Japanese house.

Old Japanese houses in Arihara, Shiga-ken Last weekend I went to the...

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:07:20 GMT

Old Japanese houses in Arihara, Shiga-ken
Last weekend I went to the mountains in Shiga-ken for a few days to Arihara,
a village of about 30 houses. I'm very interested in old Japanese house architecture
and take photos of these old wooden houses when I can, as they are fast disappearing.

The restored house is used as a holiday home by the owners who live in the city.
They've done a great job and it looks prefect.
Sadly the other house in the photo is I guess past restoring.

Photo by AlexMcLaren

Tiny building "Pet architecture" in Nagoya. Very small office near Nagoya...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:14:23 GMT

Tiny building "Pet architecture" in Nagoya.
Very small office near Nagoya Station. It's as wide as the door, which is about 2 metres / 6 ft, maybe less.

An interesting book on small buildings such as this one, but in Tokyo was published in 2007 and the authors called it "Pet architecture".

"Pet architecture is a term for the buildings that have been squeezed into left over urban spaces. Curious shapes and inventive solutions for drainage, windows and air conditioning abound. Most of all, it is the extraordinary miniature size of these shacks, store rooms, sushi bars and bike shops which makes this project so fresh."

Photo by AlexMcLaren

Nice gate, but no wall or fence Did they run out of cash for the wall?

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:45:58 GMT

Nice gate, but no wall or fence
Did they run out of cash for the wall?

Photo by AlexMcLaren