Takao Shiotsuka a minimalist house with spectacular views of the sea

What’s practical is beautiful. That is the essence of Japanese minimalist philosophy, others call it Zen-discipline or art that sees the house as an interior space integrated in nature and not separate from it. Takao Shiotsuka is a staunch supporter of the current applied with contemporary flair to your Garden and Sea House, a review of the traditional Japanese house.
Light, fragile and quiet. Three adjectives that define a perfect habitat culture prevalent in Japan and now the revisionists of contemporary architecture have been raised to maximum in their understanding of the houses and public spaces for socialization.
Apply color with the prevailing presence of the target, limited only by huge windows that let you enjoy a privileged view of the sea. A perfect cube of snowy open spaces by walls of glass, thus eliminating any possible effect of visual barrier.
Takao Shiotsuka has rethought some of the Japanese decorative elements without giving up its beautiful simplicity and warm practical function. Since sliding screens – a sort of inner walls, where the wood or bamboo with translucent paper leave room to glass, to the use of essential furniture without overloading stays true to the traditional decor and simple furnishings under-table and cushions.
In essence, the geometry is the hinge of all forms of the cubic space on two floors, which arises from the ground. The first floor designed to enjoy a garden, how could it be otherwise, white gravel is set by maintaining a consistent aesthetic that surrounds the building and reinforcing the illusion of depth and importance of the blue sea and the sky visual composition of the building.

The garden is surrounded by an outer wall gives privacy to a space that is naked outside with large windows and turn it into an extension of the common areas of the house, simply changing the texture of the soil.
The second floor, for private use, is designed to create a sense of continuity with the sea as from any point you can see its vast size, as an extension of interior space. In fact, the building forms its external appearance as a wedge extended to the horizon, which enhances the feeling of depth.