ICADA intentionally puts holes in roof of small wooden house in Japan
Wood knotholes are typically a sign of poverty in Japanese architecture, but ICADA has used them to create a unique lighting effect in Knothole House.
ICADA founders Masaaki Iwamoto and Nariaki Chigusa wanted to show that "poor is more" with this small wooden house.
They used knotholes ? typically found in cheap wood ? to create tiny skylights all across the roof of the modest building.
"Light comes into the house through the numerous knotholes, like a starry sky," said the architects.
"Although knotholes are the symbol of poverty in Japanese timber building tradition, in this case they offer a rich spatial experience. We believe this is an example of 'poor is more'," they stated.
Knothole House is a simple, 90-square-metre property located in a seaside town in Hiroshima prefecture. It provides an annex to the home of a painter and his wife, giving them extra living space that can be easily opened up to the elements, taking advantage of the sea breeze.
The house is divided up into a row of four rooms with varying levels of privacy: a kitchen, a living room, a garage and a workshop, all sheltered below a simple pitched roof.
There is also a small bathroom in one corner.
The knothole skylights puncture two-thirds of this roof, but an outer skin of translucent polycarbonate ensures that rain doesn't come in through them.
The rest of the roof is covered with steel panels, to meet fire protection regulations.
Materials were chosen to keep the ...
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