The House in Aoyama: The Beauty of Traditional and Modern Japanese Touch
The House in Aoyama, designed by architect Keiji Ashizawa, is a perfect example of the balance between traditional and modern architecture.
This WFH House designed by Copenhagen-based studio and developed in China by Arcgency and Teknologisk Institut for. We all know that recycling is one of the most important issues nowadays. Especially in architecture and sustainable design. So far we have seen many ingenious ways to build a home from stretch using eco-friendly materials or recycled ones, but we almost never seen such a house entirely build of shipping containers.
The World Flex Home (WFH) project is a patented modular building system. It based on a design principle.It is using 40 feet high standard modules as structural system. In according to developers the structure can be modified to local challenges such as earthquake issues or climatic. It can be configured to meet a lot of different purposes, townhouses, multi storey, cluster houses or individual villas. The interior is smart, dressed up in perfect white, yet with splashes of colour, here and there. The colourful rugs create a comfortable feeling and somehow, they remind us of the pure, minimalistic and also very stylish Scandinavian design.
