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sanji
Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:16 am

Re: Kawagoe (Saitama-ken) [E]
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People interested in modern architecture might have heard of the famous "Naked House" (はだかの家), built in 2000 by Shigeru Ban (坂茂). This building seems to be quite famous. It has a large ground surface, and almost no window.

The client that ordered the house wanted a building with no separation in it, and Ban Shigeru designed a house with room units that can be moved inside the structure.

The most common picture of the building is the following, taken from the http://www.designboom.com/history/ban_naked.html page which offers extra information on the house :

http://www.designboom.com/history/ban/n1.jpg


Here are three more "realistic" pictures...

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Note that finding the building is challenging, as the exact address is not published anywhere. The building is located in Kawagoe-shi, Shibui (川越市渋井), about 5km from Kawagoe station. Check this [url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&om=1&ll=35.881131,139.530541&spn=0.001871,0.001615&z=19]google map link for the exact location.