𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 by 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗡𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗮 & 𝗡𝗔𝗣 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP: “This house is sited among tall buildings in downtown Hiroshima, overlooking a street with many passing cars and trams. To obtain privacy and tranquility in these surroundings, we placed a garden and optical glass façade on the street side of the house. The garden is visible from all rooms, and the serene soundless scenery of the passing cars and trams imparts richness to life in the house. Sunlight from the east, refracting through the glass, creates beautiful light patterns. Rain striking the water-basin skylight manifests water patterns on the entrance floor. Filtered light through the garden trees flickers on the living room floor, and a super lightweight curtain of sputter-coated metal dances in the wind. Although located downtown in a city, the house enables residents to enjoy the changing light and city moods, as the day passes, and live in awareness of the changing seasons. 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗮ç𝗮𝗱𝗲 A façade of some 6,000 pure-glass blocks (50mm x 235mm x 50mm) was employed. The pure-glass blocks, with their large mass-per-unit area, effectively shut out sound and enable the creation of an open, clearly articulated garden that admits the city scenery...” . Architects: Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP - (@hiroshi_nakamura_naparchitects) Area: 385 m² Year: 2012 ©️📷 Koji Fujii @kojifujii_photography / Nacasa & Partners Inc. 📍#Hiroshima, JAPAN🇯🇵 Posted by @archfeed_ on Instagram. Curated spaces, architecture and d esign. Follow @industrialkonzept for more. #industrial #industrialkonzept #architecture #home #interior #luxury #homedecor #furniture #lamps #brutalism #bauhausdesign #industrialkonzept #loft #loftinterior #kartell #marcelbrever #knoll #vitra #concrete #mariobellini #marcelbrever #pierrepaulin #dieterrams #bauhaus #lecorbusier #eames #brutalism #industrialdesign #industrialfurniture #vintagefurniture #hauhausdesign #brutalist #industrialdecor #industrialhome #contemporarvarchitecture #brutalistarchitecture