Inhabitat features Hansha Reflection House

19.11.2011

Hansha Reflection House on Inhabitat.com. View entry here.

Shimmery Hansha Reflection House thinks outside the Japanese box

“We love the minimalism and space management of Japanese homes, but we have definitely noticed a trend towards standard boxy designs. The shimmery Hansha Reflection House overlooking the Misakimizube Koen Park seeks to shatter the status quo with a reflective facade and hybrid building techniques… But the most interesting aspect of the Hansha Reflection house, which refers to the shiny exterior reflecting the surrounding landscape and vice versa, lies in the designer’s choice to combine mortice and tenon jointing with steel bracketing to give strength to the timber sourced from renewable forests. This combined with the unique facade give this home a handsome edge over the standard white box!”