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 Hiroyuki Hirai

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Project description
Reduced to the archetypal function of a dwelling, Shigeru Bans Naked House is a pure enclosing skin. It is his tenth study in building and materials,
an architectural experiment set in the countryside, surrounded by paddy fields, and in close proximity to a number of dilapidated huts and isolated

greenhouses. Not unlike these structures, the elongated volume of this simple, functional building encloses a single, two-
storey-high space. Only the
bathroom is divided off. The kitchen, utilities and storage areas are articulated by curtains. Flexible containers on rollers fulfil the function of
individual spaces, within which the occupants have their sleeping quarters and zones for withdrawal.

Project details
building type: residential building, residential house
support structure construction: frame construction
facade construction: building envelope
roof construction: pitched roof
support structure material: wood
facade material: plastic, glass, film, fibreglass
roof material: plastic
interior work material: textile
topic: interiors, roof construction, facades, lightweight constructions, materials and finishes
issue no.: 08/2001

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