{"id":6044,"date":"2010-01-02T07:47:19","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T11:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/?p=6044"},"modified":"2010-01-02T07:51:15","modified_gmt":"2010-01-02T11:51:15","slug":"house-of-light-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2010\/01\/house-of-light-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Light, 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight1.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p>This is a place worth staying if you are in Japan. <i>House of Light<\/i> by artist <b>James Turrell<\/b> and architect <b>Daigo Ishii<\/b> was constructed in traditional sukiya style, with a pillared verandah and gently slanting gabled and hipped roofs<!--more-->. The house glows against the darkening sky.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight2.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight3.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight4.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight5.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight6.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight7.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight8.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight9.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight10.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight11.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight12.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/houseoflight13.jpg?w=1300\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"photos\" class=\"floatright\">via <b>Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span>&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<sup>Who:<\/sup> <b>James Turrell<\/b> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.future-scape.co.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Daigo Ishii<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<sup>What:<\/sup> A Japanese guesthouse conceived by an American artist<br \/>\n<sup>Where:<\/sup> Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture<br \/>\n<sup>When:<\/sup> 2000<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www11.ocn.ne.jp\/~jthikari\/e\/index.html\">Make a reservation at <i>House of Light<\/i>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More images of <i>House of Light<\/i>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zapaimages.com\/zapaimages\/images\/results.cfm?language=2&#038;colNo=134\" target=\"_blank\">zapaimages<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jimmycohrssen.com\/work\/index.php?\/archives\/house-of-light\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Cohrssen Photography<\/a><br \/>\n<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a place worth staying if you are in Japan. 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