How This Japanese Minimalist Home Took a Wabi-Sabi Approach

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Katsutoshi Sasaki, a Japanese architect, has fulfilled his dream of designing his own home for his family. The house is located in Toyota City between the Toyota employee dormitory and factory on a previously vacant land.
Sasaki explored overlapping functions resulting in a house with no walls or doors, aiming to create a space where family and nature are connected and overlap. The design is simple, using a rectangular form with evenly spaced timber columns, with rooms connected by a central spiral staircase. The interior is filled with voids and thin floor plates that allow light to flood the space.
Varying woods were used for the interiors, creating a textured, soft, warm, and robust space. The exterior uses red cedar timber painted a deep green to reflect the mountains and forests in Japan.
Sasaki designed the house using the principle of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy of appreciating beauty in imperfection and the passage of time. Sasaki has embraced this with his home evolving and growing with the children as they age.
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@magnesium_subsoil_94 Год назад

Usually a fan but something about this is really unsettling

@millaJ Год назад

I agree. This house missed the mark for me.

@Turtledove2009 Год назад

I think it's because we don't understand it culturally.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

What is it specifically that unsettles you?

@b3tres Год назад

While the staircase is nicely designed, lack of windows missed the mark for me. Its like shutting the nature altogether, one will not witness the passing of the seasons. Also, the issue of privacy may be addressed in many practical yet interesting ways. I also don’t think I would like to cook in a dark kitchen, without natural light. Well, it’s not my home… to each his own.

@hybridviol Год назад

yes, they lack of windows

@whynot-tk1uz Год назад

His dad would be so angry with a neighbour blocking his view with a wall house 😂

@mattheww84932 Год назад

In contrast to what he said I find the house rather disconnected from nature and light. The space inside looks also been partitioned too much that it gives a sense of being confined. Also had he not mentioned that the next doors are his parents and his office I would worry the blank front is slightly too unfriendly and the overshadow caused by the height of the building.

@aDricalua 9 месяцев назад

the monotone color also became almost a cell ambience with the time , I would like to see in he night doesn't look to have a nice lighting, and I miss have some privacy especially when you want silence and the other not or vice versa.

@ksin12345 Год назад

This house was once featured on a Japanese television program. It was a very dangerous house, which the architect also said was the downside of the house. It's shocking to hear that they don't emphasize functionality. It's too much about aesthetics over performance. It's just a typical auteurist architect.

@momodeska Год назад

Imagine the smell from toilet mixed with breakfast from the kitchen and fresh shampoo with mist of humidity air from bathtub whip pass through your bed in the morning 😄. Not my cup of tea, but appreciate the unique design.

@Nyx773 Год назад

🔥The home lacks basic fire and safety features. No handrails on the open stairs can lead to falls. Items kept on the stairs can lead to tripping. No windows on the upper floors reduces means of egress during a fire.

@Zjaan321 Год назад

Are you saying things can SPIRAL out of control? 😛

@Nyx773 Год назад

@@Zjaan321 🤣🌀

@bridgetteresa5050 Год назад

The juxtaposition of sunlit spots and darker spaces, of open corridors and smaller cubby like spaces, is just wonderful. I feel like regardless of mood, you would always find a perfect place to nest in this home.

@erinmcclarty3006 Год назад

Always love a good case-study on split level living. 💃🏾

@Turtledove2009 Год назад

I can imagine how lovely the house must smell with all that wood. As well, because the rooms generally have no specific function, a person could grab a chair and a book and gravitate to a window where the sun happens to be streaming in at that particular moment if they wish, and can track the time of day by the passage of the sun from room to room. The concept of this design is very different from western design and I find it enjoyable to imagine a lifestyle in a home such as this, whether or not I would choose to adopt it.

@MrKockabilly Год назад

This home is not for me. But I really appreciate the idea of someone making a home that suits his tastes and needs and this thinking should be encouraged. And, again, while this is not form me, my own idea for my own house is something that I guess would not be liked by majority of other people either.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

This isn't to come across as rude, but of course this home isn't for you, it's for him and his family :) We should stop designing homes for everyone to love, and instead design them so personally for ourselves.

@ChristoMonte Год назад

@@SimpleDwelling There are biometrical elements, that design should take in consideration, which are common among humans and from this point of view we design for everyone. This house is pretty but disfunctional because the design does not respect the basic dimensions of living spaces. Individuality in design shouldn' t be the alibi for disfunctionality. A coffin is a coffin. We can not pretend that it is a well designed bedroom because my friends and I say so and maybe it works for me.

@kummer45 Год назад

This dude managed to pull a coherent rehearsal doing clean architecture. This is clean parametric architecture with an exquisite knowledge on culture and clean cut traditional architecture. His work is perfectly valid and relevant. This is why we study such profession. We can appreciate that there are more ways of living than the usual ways. He is teaching us that.

@pkgamma 8 месяцев назад

I like this quote from Katsutoshi that we should make assumptions that things will change and that imperfection is about not staying, and allowing the flexibility for design to develop and change and time goes on. I will surely keep this in mind more.

@inbareform Год назад

Conceptually it is really interesting, I love the golden light produced by the wood-wrapped interior; but I'm not convinced by it's practicality.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

It's worth remembering that the architect designed it for him and his family, and how they live (or envision to live), so I can also assume it is 100% practical for them.

@inbareform Год назад

@@SimpleDwelling I totally agree, and I can see how it works for the architect and his family in the way he described it.

@dumafuji Год назад

Very unique design. I felt like it could be the scene or location of a psychological movie.

@tannyainthecity Год назад

it feels a little depressing but i also love how dim it is. good for people who love using ambient lighting in the house, i think. definitely made for four seasons, emphasized on brutal winter

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

It is a different approach to light, with really the light coming from the highlight windows all around the top.

@marvinraphaelmonfort8289 Год назад

this feels more like the office/museum. the office looks more homey from the outside hehe

@mysteriousstranger6857 Год назад

It looks positively dystopian. Like if someone tried to make a brutalist design with wood.

@CureSmileful Год назад

As a brutalism enjoyer I don't like this building

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

As a brutalism enjoyer I do like this building.

@mysteriousstranger6857 Год назад

@@SimpleDwelling You are entitled to your own opinions, but objectively speaking brutalist architecture is inhumane. Nature is either completely absent from designs or implemented in a manner that conveys absolute subjugation. Windows are usually scarce, which prevents natural light and brings about a comparability to prisons. Extensive flat surfaces consisting on layers upon layers of bland, grey concrete are not only horrendous for the environment, but convey a distinct lack of effort on behalf of the designer. Additionally, brutalist designs have zero correlation with architectural traditions of any region, causing them to stick out like a sore thumb in both urban and rural environments across the globe.

@reitsmaassociates 10 месяцев назад

V E R Y C O O L ! A work of art to live within

@mcjouble8883 Год назад

Those stairs sure to bend quite a bit when they're walking up at 1:37

@Zjaan321 Год назад

One see more and more of these Japanese homes built in between commercial and small industrial buildings. (which I think is great!)

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

Fun fact, the two Japan homes I've featured but been built on vacant land between their parent's house and a business owned by the client/family.

@HK-ul8qb Год назад

I feel to really appreciate this concept building I would love to see it in place as I feel the smell of wood in contrast to air coming from the outside and noise levels, and light contribute to how the building makes you feel. But looking at it here via video and at my age I can't say that I like it. For me, light gives a sense of freedom and a connection to the outside. But I also think he has followed his heart and desire and knowing he can adjust the building to future needs is great but it is not for me. Side note I hope they have insulated his parent's home.

@eddiedonald9571 Месяц назад

Am I the only one that likes this 😭 . Don't get me wrong I love full glass window-walls but in an urban environment such as this, I feel it makes sense to draw attention to light in somewhat sparse, planned and unique spaces that point to the limited views of nature around this building. There seems to be more of an appreciation for shadows as well, balanced with the ambient light from the top, progressively reaching all the way down to the floor level. Also, even considering the narrow space, it doesn't seem to be that claustrophobic because of the way the space is divided between rooms with split levels/beams instead of full interior walls. It kind of reminds me of those indoor play places where you climb up through the structure. Idk maybe my thinking is too much in the scope of visiting this place rather than living there long term.

@rishabhkumarsingh8067 10 месяцев назад

I like that the house has a minimalist design, but i wish that in some places a bit more sunlight can enter. It feels like I will sometimes become depressed walking through dark passages

@sultanateofoman Год назад

It would have been great to see a 24h timelapse. tbh it seems very dark, but I feel maybe I will like it if I see for myself. A guess this is the definition of wabi-sabi!

@Turtledove2009 Год назад

I agree. A timelapse would have been wonderful.

@jayspot8894 Год назад

Could have simply been the exposure the person filming chose. It may not accurately depict the light in the space as if you were there. Time of day makes a big difference too.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

A timelapse is a great idea, although would not have been feasible. The lower levels are a bit darker, but as you move up it becomes brighter with the highlight windows all around the top. Jayspot is right with time of day, but also seasonal differences. It is different to a lot of homes I filmed which are filled with windows/glass and light, this is a much different kind of light.

@BigdaddyG420 Год назад

The timber structural elements of the home were great here. I love how unique and bold it is. I wonder how either a central lightwell or courtyard space might effect this type of space.

@b3tres Год назад

Yes, a lightwell could have provided a great source of light and will alter the whole atmosphere of the interior.

@1lllllllll1 Год назад

we've reached a point where accomplished, wealthy people really live just like slum dwellers. the only difference is the finishes.

@robthewaywardwoodworker9956 Год назад

Interesting concepts in this home. I find it odd that in his childhood, he was afraid of the dark hallway in his parents home, yet he leaves the actual safety precautions out with the lack of rails and the open tread design. It would seem like a somewhat frightening space for kids, or maybe his kids bounce well? LOL The materials are beautiful. I like the interesting approach to light versus privacy. This home is a big contrast next to his parents more traditional home. I wonder how they feel about that.

@Turtledove2009 Год назад

After a fall, children generally learn how to prevent that fall. Japanese children are encouraged to be independent and responsible. I'm assuming that his children are old enough to traverse stairs and be sufficiently cautious, but he did say that architecture should be fluid according to family circumstances, and I would assume that families with young children could install netting and railings as temporary measures. Just an assumption from me.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

The lack of handrail/balustrade did shock me, given the regulations here in Australia, but I can only assume the culture and approach to edges with children growing up is slightly different to the Western world.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

In regards to the contrast of this contemporary home versus the parent's more traditional home. The housing stock in Japan gets replaced every 20-30 years, due to a few reasons, and so it's not like the 'traditional' homes are 100-200 years old. Also, I'm a firm believer of building in the present, so contemporary homes which contrast against older homes makes a city truly come to life, in my opinion.

@fatboy117 4 месяца назад

Looks like a wooden coffin with skylights, from the inside and outside

@x9872 Год назад

特別的設計喔！很棒很舒適ㄛ～～＾＾

@-IrisTsui Год назад

I think Tanizaki Jun'ichiro would approve. I want to see how the interior looks like at dusk.

@amandalloyd8812 Год назад

Perhaps it's an issue with filming or choice of time of day etc, but this feels darker than a traditional minka or machiya with less natural connection than, say, an engawa. It respects the value of shadow and passage of time, even echos the high ceilings and grid of machiya. At 1.55M wide with no mid-level windows, however, the rooms are all vertical compression, even without walls. I'm always amazed at how spatial comfort can be so different for so many people.

@urhor 9 месяцев назад

I suspect owning such a big yard and a home like his parents is rare. He obstructed the incoming light from the house. Someone already stated that this house is dangerous and impractical. He should have embraced the yard, perchance built his house in the far corner, and probably low, to maximize the destroyed outdoor space.

@Zjaan321 Год назад

Only one sliding door. 😢😛 "it is important to design with the assumption that things will change" I think this is cool. Most of my Clients design something to last for decades with little room for change, mostly due to structural complexity. However, if you design with change in mind, having the exterior design well insulated and protected against the elements, keeping the interiors minimal and expand and grow over time, I think you can also do more as finances become available over the years and keep things organic to naturally grow as the occupants grow and mature.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

Two sliding doors, but I only opened one on camera... Haha.

@archistudio4723 Год назад

😍😍😍

@stopato5772 Год назад

Back to the cave?

@beataplaya Год назад

Wow. I'd rather prefer this than an many-glass houses modern contemporary designers tend to peddle today

@firestonegraywolf Год назад

Bro really built a real life infinity castle

@shabba213 Год назад

The samurai didn't fear the shogun, but the shogun feared the samurai.

@jbl7092 Год назад

Blocks the air, the view and the tranquility of the space around his neighbors. Dumb.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

Not much of a 'view' in the area, but there is still plenty of air circulating around for everyone.

@tangomango2353 Год назад

I think this is a very cool building, but I hate that it doesn't really have any windows. I feel like windows are such a vital part of a home. Without them, you can feel trapped and lose a sense of time.

@Turtledove2009 Год назад

Sunlight always enters the home but at angles and the day can be tracked with sunbeams and shadows. Rather beautiful to me.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

There are windows, with highlight windows wrapping around the entire top of the home. This produces different light qualities, beams and shadows throughout the days and seasons. Sometimes it isn't about glass boxes.

@tangomango2353 Год назад

@@SimpleDwelling I guess I'm just not a fan of the lighting this produces.

@sophiesacaben Год назад

I dont understand the home, please make a tour

@guydw1251 Год назад

A walk through video would have been better. It was hard to understand how the spaces came off the staircase. The plan suggested two levels?

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

It is tricky, as there are split levels upon split levels.

@senidesain Год назад

isn't it too dark?

@sodapop1999 Год назад

feels dark inside

@mattfoster2021 Год назад

Yes! Build it on free land and keep your distance from your parents. So Japaneseee

@seward9 Год назад

Any intimacy, fir the kids or parents, or individual. I don’t get it. Why not? But what the hell?

@rodneyyee3310 11 месяцев назад

Wabi Sabi dewa nai to omoimasu

@antoarsi33 Год назад

Sepatutnya anda menambahkan jendela dikedua sisi samping. Pencahayaan sangat minim. Gelap. Orang yg tinggal didalamnya akan merasa tertekan oleh suasana suram sepanjang hari...

@nazikiwe8259 Год назад

No sunlight?😢

@Turtledove2009 Год назад

You have to chase it from room to room if you want to sit directly in it. Light still comes in but in a diffused form from above.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

There is, just not in ways you are probably use to seeing.

@jvvghn 11 месяцев назад

Too dark too dark bro Human need sunlight

@amysill3815 Год назад

The design does not blend in harmoniously with the neighborhood. This is a major problem with modern architecture in general.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

So every home should look like it was built in the 1800s?

@dovahkindragonborn9827 Год назад

too dark for me ... feels like a prison

@tobewiser1629 Год назад

A lot of wasted or unused spaces. Sometimes, design for the sake of designing without practical purpose does not serve the right purpose.

@larrylee8157 Год назад

why not make more windows.. i don't understand. it looks like prison cells. poor kids...

@italodalmasneto1701 Год назад

Only architects like these ugly boxes, this doesn't look like a house, look more like a medical clinic, or a law office, maybe a restaurant for the rich. Bring back the traditional architecture.

@SimpleDwelling Год назад

If you’re into traditional architecture, then this channel isn’t for you.

@robertgarfield-ford2261 Год назад

Oppressively claustrophobic and cramped. He’s managed to make a n above ground house feel like a depressing basement. 👎🏼

@highdough2712 Год назад

if I was a neighbour, I’d sue for putting such an ugly, out of place home in the neighbourhood. Why do so many architects build such stunningly ugly houses for themselves?