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Published: Saturday, July 14, 2007

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White Cave

Variations in the site profile and topography create interesting shifts in this design for a single family residence overlooking the city of Oita, Japan.

By: Takao Shiotsuka Atelier

Architecture-Page | White Cave by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier
Interior view of the corridor. The blank white interiors are in stark contrast with its context.

The varying form of the house and the spaces within is also reflective of the architect's response to the diversity of its context.

Architecture-Page | White Cave by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier
View of the terrace overlooking the town.

The walls hence constantly shift in their angle and orientation, creating interesting patterns of movement within the building.

The angular walls along with the windows punctured into them create an interesting relation between the interiors, its immediate surrounding and the distant townscape it overlooks.

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