{"id":1803,"date":"2008-11-01T16:17:56","date_gmt":"2008-11-01T20:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2009-02-26T12:45:46","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T16:45:46","slug":"a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/sanshamachi-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg?fit=500%2C703&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,703\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A House in Sanshamachi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg?fit=500%2C703&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg?resize=500%2C703\" alt=\"\" title=\"A House in Sanshamachi\" width=\"500\" height=\"703\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am intrigued by the simple, modest and quiet facade of this house in Kanazawa, Japan<!--more-->, designed by architect <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mega71.com\/\"><b>Dai Nagasaka<\/b><\/a>. It is a respectful design to the beautiful old castle town known as &#8216;Mini Kyoto&#8217; because of its historic  character.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/sanshamachi-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-2.jpg?fit=500%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,325\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A House in Sanshamachi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-2.jpg?fit=500%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-2.jpg?resize=500%2C325\" alt=\"\" title=\"A House in Sanshamachi\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-2.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always thought that creating something contemporary in a place with rich historic heritage and a taste would be a strenuous task, but the design of this house looks effortless.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/sanshamachi-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-3.jpg?fit=500%2C334&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A House in Sanshamachi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-3.jpg?fit=500%2C334&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-3.jpg?resize=500%2C334\" alt=\"\" title=\"A House in Sanshamachi\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-3.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If I would have a house in Japan, I would want something contemporary but wouldn&#8217;t want it to stand out. And it has got to have an entrance\/window like a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aisf.or.jp\/~jaanus\/deta\/n\/nijiriguchi.htm\">&#8220;nijiriguchi&#8221;<\/a> somewhere in the design even there would be no tea ceremony room.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/sanshamachi-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-4.jpg?fit=500%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,332\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A House in Sanshamachi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-4.jpg?fit=500%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-4.jpg?resize=500%2C332\" alt=\"\" title=\"A House in Sanshamachi\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-4.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-4.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"credits\">all images: Kei Sugino<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am intrigued by the simple, modest and quiet facade of this house in Kanazawa, Japan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[24],"tags":[66,22],"class_list":["post-1803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-architecture","tag-dai-nagasaka","tag-japan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007 - WHAT WE DO IS SECRET<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007 - WHAT WE DO IS SECRET\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I am intrigued by the simple, modest and quiet facade of this house in Kanazawa, Japan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WHAT WE DO IS SECRET\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-11-01T20:17:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2009-02-26T16:45:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"no.bi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"no.bi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"no.bi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/35b505121bbdc829e20afec05e0f5a59\"},\"headline\":\"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-11-01T20:17:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-02-26T16:45:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":125,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/sanshamachi-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Dai Nagasaka\",\"Japan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Architecture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/\",\"name\":\"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007 - WHAT WE DO IS SECRET\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/sanshamachi-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-11-01T20:17:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-02-26T16:45:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/sanshamachi-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/sanshamachi-1.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/2008\\\/11\\\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/\",\"name\":\"WHAT WE DO IS SECRET\",\"description\":\"What is explained is consumed. What is secret lasts.   \u2014no.bi\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"WHAT WE DO IS SECRET\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/cropped-2026_nobi_logo2-scaled-1.png?fit=194%2C250&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/cropped-2026_nobi_logo2-scaled-1.png?fit=194%2C250&ssl=1\",\"width\":194,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"WHAT WE DO IS SECRET\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/35b505121bbdc829e20afec05e0f5a59\",\"name\":\"no.bi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4294dee7c04ae303520a5f68ee58b21e8ea77c89f4a20b406ea457c7998a1a88?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4294dee7c04ae303520a5f68ee58b21e8ea77c89f4a20b406ea457c7998a1a88?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4294dee7c04ae303520a5f68ee58b21e8ea77c89f4a20b406ea457c7998a1a88?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"no.bi\"},\"description\":\"A sculptor living in New York and Paris\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/no.bi\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/alabonfire\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\\\/madebyblog\\\/author\\\/administrator\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007 - WHAT WE DO IS SECRET","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007 - WHAT WE DO IS SECRET","og_description":"I am intrigued by the simple, modest and quiet facade of this house in Kanazawa, Japan","og_url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/","og_site_name":"WHAT WE DO IS SECRET","article_published_time":"2008-11-01T20:17:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2009-02-26T16:45:46+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"no.bi","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"no.bi","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/"},"author":{"name":"no.bi","@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/#\/schema\/person\/35b505121bbdc829e20afec05e0f5a59"},"headline":"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007","datePublished":"2008-11-01T20:17:56+00:00","dateModified":"2009-02-26T16:45:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/"},"wordCount":125,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg","keywords":["Dai Nagasaka","Japan"],"articleSection":["Architecture"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/","url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/","name":"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007 - WHAT WE DO IS SECRET","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg","datePublished":"2008-11-01T20:17:56+00:00","dateModified":"2009-02-26T16:45:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/sanshamachi-1.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-sanshamachi-2007\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A House in SANSHAMACHI, 2007"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/","name":"WHAT WE DO IS SECRET","description":"What is explained is consumed. What is secret lasts.   \u2014no.bi","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/#organization","name":"WHAT WE DO IS SECRET","url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cropped-2026_nobi_logo2-scaled-1.png?fit=194%2C250&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cropped-2026_nobi_logo2-scaled-1.png?fit=194%2C250&ssl=1","width":194,"height":250,"caption":"WHAT WE DO IS SECRET"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/#\/schema\/person\/35b505121bbdc829e20afec05e0f5a59","name":"no.bi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4294dee7c04ae303520a5f68ee58b21e8ea77c89f4a20b406ea457c7998a1a88?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4294dee7c04ae303520a5f68ee58b21e8ea77c89f4a20b406ea457c7998a1a88?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4294dee7c04ae303520a5f68ee58b21e8ea77c89f4a20b406ea457c7998a1a88?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","caption":"no.bi"},"description":"A sculptor living in New York and Paris","sameAs":["https:\/\/no.bi","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alabonfire\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/author\/administrator\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ImDQ-t5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3444,"url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2009\/02\/ozawa-dental-clinic\/","url_meta":{"origin":1803,"position":0},"title":"Ozawa Dental Clinic","author":"no.bi","date":"February 26, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Photos \u00a9 Hiroshi Ueda \u00a0 Who: Dai Nagasaka of Mega What: A dental clinic Where: Hiratuska, Kanagawa When: 2008 (completion) How: Two-story wood frame construction Site Area: 11175 square feet (1038.28m\u00b2) Construction Area: 4398 square feet (408.57m\u00b2) Total Floor Area: 5854 square feet (543.81m\u00b2) Tag(s): Commercial Architecture, Dai Nagasaka \u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Architecture&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Architecture","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/category\/architecture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/odc2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3121,"url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2009\/01\/paco\/","url_meta":{"origin":1803,"position":1},"title":"PACO","author":"no.bi","date":"January 24, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"A small and unconventional vacation house called \"PACO\" designed by Jo Nagasaka and Schemata Architecture Office. Ain't it cute? via architecturephoto.net","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Architecture&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Architecture","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/category\/architecture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/main.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1988,"url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-koyama-2007\/","url_meta":{"origin":1803,"position":2},"title":"A House in KOYAMA, 2007","author":"no.bi","date":"November 14, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"This peculiar and beautiful facade captivates my attention. I don't know how to put it in words... just love this subtle but superlative oddness. Kyoto-based architect Dai Nagasaka is still considered young as an architect but is also a seasoned veteran whom I haven't met yet. And judging from what\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Architecture&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Architecture","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/category\/architecture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":19125,"url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2024\/04\/a-place-called-the-bluff\/","url_meta":{"origin":1803,"position":3},"title":"A Place Called the Bluff","author":"no.bi","date":"April 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"There is a singular place in Japan known as the Bluff that holds historical significance. Perched atop cliffs...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Misc.&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Misc.","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/category\/for-your-eyes-only\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the_bluff_yamate.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the_bluff_yamate.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the_bluff_yamate.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the_bluff_yamate.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/the_bluff_yamate.jpg?fit=1200%2C768&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5809,"url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2009\/11\/obama-house\/","url_meta":{"origin":1803,"position":4},"title":"Obama House","author":"Carlos K","date":"November 13, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"There is a historic city called \"Obama\" in central Japan. Many temples form the Yamato Dynasty (approximately between 300 AD and 600 AD) are located there. This house in Obama is... very white, very square. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 via Fujiwara\/Muro Architects \u00a0 Who: Shintaro Fujiwara\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Architecture&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Architecture","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/category\/architecture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6846,"url":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2010\/04\/bishamonten-house\/","url_meta":{"origin":1803,"position":5},"title":"Bishamonten House","author":"no.bi","date":"April 28, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo \u00a9 Kei Sugino \u00a0 The namesake of the house is the god of war and the guardian of places where Buddha preaches. The house sits near the famous Bishamondo Temple in Kyoto where Bishamonten is enshrined. As mentioned before (@ Machiya with Asymmetric Courtyard), designing a new house in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Architecture&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Architecture","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/category\/architecture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}