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Mineral House - Tokyo

Mineral House - Tokyo

Thursday, 30 April 2009

Reflection of Mineral is a 480-square-foot (about 45 square meters) residence located in downtown Tokyo’s Nakano ward. Designed by architect Yasuhiro Yamashita Reflection of Mineral has received wide architecture and design media attention and numerous international awards. Depending on viewpoint, the house looks like a bulky camper van about to take off. Or it seems to be the result of a giant’s frustrated attempt to fashion a house from a square box. Realizing that the site is too small and the wrong shape for his house, the giant just stuffed the house into the site by force. The whimsy of this beautiful residence is a big part of its charm. At the same time, the house is also an elegant expression of modern Japanese minimalism, and an example of brilliant use of a sparse site, a requirement in the tight space of downtown Tokyo. Also beautiful is the way in which the interior appointments — the lines of the bathtub, the curves of the waste bins, the wavy length of the utilitarian shelves — respond to the lines of the building. This makes the interior seem larger and much less boxy than one would assume from the outside. Yasuhiro Ymashita who was born in Kagoshima in 1960. He established Atelier Tekuto in Tokyo in 1991. - Tuija Seipell

Finally, and most importantly let's see the April 2009 winners!

Best Film

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Best Print

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Best Outdoor

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Best Ambient

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Best DM

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Best Online

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Best use of media

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Best art direction

Best production

Best illustration