White U House, Modern residential architecture in Nakano, Japan
The White U House featured curved corridors leading to bedrooms, with bright light entering through an internal courtyard at its center.
Architect Toyo Ito designed this residence between 1975 and 1976 for his widowed sister and her daughters after her husband died from cancer.
The residence incorporated Japanese architectural elements through its focus on environmental symbolism rather than pure functionality within living spaces.
The building utilized reinforced concrete materials and contained underground sections that created specific lighting patterns throughout interior spaces.
Light entered through ceiling cracks in calculated positions, creating shifting patterns across the white surfaces of corridors and common areas.
Location: Nakano
GPS coordinates: 35.69512,139.67558
Latest update: March 13, 2025 12:29
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