The floors are made from paulownia wood.
Floor plan tadao ando 4x4.
Finished at the end of 2004 it was tadao ando who suggested it be built on the adjacent plot and from wood.
Ando has taken a plan 13 feet by 13 feet 4m x 4m the maximum dimensions possible for the site of 4 by 4 house and created a four story tower.
Oct 18 2016 building site located in tarumi ku kobe hyogo japan tadao ando s 4 4 house a piece of contemporary architecture and modern home design is an extremely small private house standing on the coast of the.
The 4x4 house perfectly adapts to the site requirements.
The entrance and utility room are on the first floor a bedroom is on the second floor a study is on the third floor and the living dining room the heart of the house is on the top floor.
A decisive factor in the project was the hanshin earthquake which caused terrible devastation in the area once the first house was finished a second.
With over 300 architectural designs to his name tadao ando is treated as a national treasure in his home country of japan.
Courtesy of tadao ando architect and associates.
With a floor span of 23m the new house comprises a total of 84m and in place of concrete laminated pine from oregon was used for the construction.
4x4 house by tadao ando.