House of the Day: House of Silence by Kouichi Kimura Architects
May 17th, 2016
May 17th, 2016
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Located in Japan’s Shiga Prefecture, the House of Silence was designed to interrupt, rather than respond to, its environment. A vast concrete structure with few windows, the interior of the house provides a complete escape from its urban surroundings.
Photography: Takumi Ota, Kei Nakajima
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