GIVING A BIRD, RELEASING A FISH -
UNIT B -
ZO HOUSE RE-ROOTING RESILIENCE FURNITURE-FLIP HOUSE AZUMA TOWER HOUSE DIST-URBIA TEX-TILE ILLUSIONS EPHEMERAL TOWER THE LANTERN -
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE OCEAN
A retired maritime tradesman, a tattoo artist, & a tea aficionado walk into a bar.
Onomichi is a hypercompressed social layer-cake that makes for interesting collisions between locals, ijushya (re-located locals), and travelers. This project was born out of a strange intersection of worlds, and as such, will become a strange intersection in town.
/guesthouse
/teahouse
/bathhouse
and programs. The streetside and seaside have
unique characteristics. As guests walk through the
house, each space embodies its own ambiance, but
with recalls of motifs seen throughout the house.
When using salvage, make decisions about how different materials meet each other
Based on their geometry, material properties
But also their stories and trajectories
Try to retain their memory in some way
Made of salvage whenever possible
Preferably chunks of the city itself
Three rooms that take tea very seriously
One room that takes alcohol very seriously
One room that takes music very seriously
A bathhouse that does not take bathing very seriously
Preferably chunks of the city itself
Three rooms that take tea very seriously
One room that takes alcohol very seriously
One room that takes music very seriously
A bathhouse that does not take bathing very seriously