Azuma House, Osaka, Japan
designed by Tadao Ando
This dwelling was built in 1976, located in a dense urban area. Regarding its high density of people and the expensive price of the footage, Tadao Ando created this dwelling in a narrow slot with rooms at front and back connected by open-air bridge through courtyard.
"contact with light, air, rain and other natural elements"
" In addition to providing light and serving as the focal point of family life, this small court is a spatial entity that attempts to compensate for the reduced physical space."
"In its simple but rich spatial composition, in its expression of enclosure, and in the way light gives character to daily-life spaces, this house encapsulates an image of my architecture."
-By Tadao Ando from his book
When the weather is fine, this space will be the welcomed focal point of the house, enjoying being inside feeling the sense of outside.
but what if it rains...?
I could not imagine myself heading living room by passing raining hallway and letting myself get wet.
Did Tadao Ando really want the rain that close?
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