THE JAPANESE HOUSE REINVENTED Xavier Barral if not a moral imperative

if not a moral imperative

design and interior architecture

Rapid manufacturing accelerates on-demand design

Its interior architecture echoes this period through the use of noble and simple materials

Following "Too Much Sun in Marseille

THE JAPANESE HOUSE REINVENTED Xavier Barral if not a moral imperativeJapanese houses today have to contend with unique factors that condition their design, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts to ever present seismic threats. These challenges encourage their architects to explore alternating ideas of stability and ephemerality in various ways, resulting in spaces that are as fascinating as they are idiosyncratic. Their formal innovation and attention to materials, technology and measures to coax in light and air