Kengo Kuma completes Japanese farmhouse resort surrounding rice terraces

2022-09-20T11:10:00-04:00

Work has been completed on the Kengo Kuma and Associates-designed KAI Yufuin, a hot spring hotel on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The resort sees a landscape of rice terraces enclosed by several buildings containing public functions, a bathhouse, guest rooms, and villa suites.

Exterior. Photo credit: Hoshino Resorts

The scheme’s three anchor buildings, namely the public building, bathhouse building, and guest room building, are defined by long gabled roofs with low eaves heights. The buildings’ exteriors are clad in charcoal grey to blend with the deep green hue of the surrounding forest, while the entrance is distinguished by a series of bamboo exterior walls.

Entrance. Photo credit: Hoshino Resorts

Rice Terrace. Photo credit: Hoshino Resorts

The interior architecture surrounding the rice terraces is based on the concept of a “fine farmhouse” presenting a bespoke interior that nonetheless follows the spatial structure of vernacular Japanese farm...

Abandoned Farm House Turned Into Life-Size Dollhouse

2012-06-29T12:07:00-04:00

This is an abandoned farm house that artist Heather Benning turned into a human-sized dollhouse (provided a human-sized dollhouse is just a regular house with no wall on one side).

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Kengo Kuma completes Japanese farmhouse resort surrounding rice terraces

Abandoned Farm House Turned Into Life-Size Dollhouse