House with Ma
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House with Ma

This house was built in line with typical Japanese architecture. It features a triangular roof, paper windows, sliding doors and clay walls. It is built in France as part of a one-year-long lesson. Ma, part of the title, is a Japanese word for void or blank, an important concept for understanding Japanese aesthetics.
Artisan
Takami Kawai
Takami Kawai
Kyoto, Japan
Takami Kawai builds Japanese houses and tea houses, and undertakes restoration projects for various religious structures. It all started when he first ...
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