{"id":1988,"date":"2008-11-14T13:23:10","date_gmt":"2008-11-14T17:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2009-02-26T12:44:28","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T16:44:28","slug":"a-house-in-koyama-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-koyama-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"A House in KOYAMA, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-koyama-2007\/koyama1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama1.jpg?fit=500%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,345\" 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 KOYAMA, 2007\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama1.jpg?fit=500%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama1.jpg?resize=500%2C345\" alt=\"\" title=\"A House in KOYAMA, 2007\" width=\"500\" height=\"345\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama1.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama1.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This peculiar and beautiful facade captivates my attention. I don&#8217;t know how to put it in words&#8230; just love this subtle but superlative oddness<!--more-->.<\/p>\n<p>Kyoto-based architect <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mega71.com\/\"><b>Dai Nagasaka<\/b><\/a> is still considered young as an architect but is also a seasoned veteran whom I haven&#8217;t met yet. And judging from what he has done in the past decade, the architect is no show-off, a calm thinker who can weave past and future together in a highly sophisticated and slightly unexpected manner. (He is also an amazing <a href=\"http:\/\/nagasaka-lab.mega71.com\/\">photographer<\/a> who takes images that rekindle my Japanese soul.)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-koyama-2007\/koyama2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama2.jpg?fit=500%2C331&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,331\" 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=\"koyama2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama2.jpg?fit=500%2C331&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama2.jpg?resize=500%2C331\" alt=\"\" title=\"koyama2\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama2.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This house called &#8220;A House in KOYAMA&#8221; sits on the Kamo River (\u8cc0\u8302\u5ddd) in Kyoto with large trees along the riverbank.<\/p>\n<p>The top half portion of the facade, which looks like being wedged out from above helps to keep the privacy from the street in front of the house but still keeps the open view of the sky and trees along the riverbank.<\/p>\n<p>The other side of this unique wedge-shape fence is tiled with green stones, and it is designed the rain water to run the sloped surface. This was purposely done for the client who likes rain and enjoy the subtleness of the weather.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-koyama-2007\/koyama3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama3.jpg?fit=500%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,330\" 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 KOYAMA, 2007\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama3.jpg?fit=500%2C330&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama3.jpg?resize=500%2C330\" alt=\"\" title=\"A House in KOYAMA, 2007\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama3.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama3.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-koyama-2007\/koyama4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama4.jpg?fit=500%2C327&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,327\" 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 KOYAMA, 2007\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama4.jpg?fit=500%2C327&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama4.jpg?resize=500%2C327\" alt=\"\" title=\"A House in KOYAMA, 2007\" width=\"500\" height=\"327\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama4.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama4.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1993\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2008\/11\/a-house-in-koyama-2007\/koyama5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama5.jpg?fit=500%2C707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,707\" 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 KOYAMA, 2007\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama5.jpg?fit=500%2C707&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama5.jpg?resize=500%2C707\" alt=\"\" title=\"A House in KOYAMA, 2007\" width=\"500\" height=\"707\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama5.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/koyama5.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"credits\">all images: \u00a9 Kei Sugino, all rights reserved.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This peculiar and beautiful facade captivates my attention. I don&#8217;t know how to put it in words&#8230; just love this subtle but superlative oddness<\/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-1988","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 KOYAMA, 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-koyama-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 KOYAMA, 2007 - WHAT WE DO IS SECRET\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This peculiar and beautiful facade captivates my attention. 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