Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates: Koro House

Koro House by Katsutoshi Sasaki Associates Katsutoshi Sasaki founded Katsutoshi Sasaki Associates in 2008 in Japan. Since that time his architectural practice has created many unusual award-winning projects - a house on a three-metre-wide site, a triangular residence, and a house with four wings arranged around the living room. Their latest project – Koro house – is a hexagonal family home in Toyota, Japan, with suspended wooden slats that cast shadows like a sundial. This project abides by the design philosophy of the studio - the merger of nature and architecture shouldn't be superficial, but go deep into the conceptual foundations of a building. "Location of the project is a residential area which is everywhere in Japan. In this area that became the deserted scenery about ten several years passed, rebuilding is performed in recent years. I regarded this situation as a good opportunity and suggested the way of the residential area for the future.The delicate transition of the sun reflected on the wooden vertical lattice let inhabitants feel the riches and flux of time, and stirs their Japanese sensitivities. The light reservoir coloring the time gently separates the whole space as well as functions as a connection between the insides and outsides of the nested spaces." Words: Thisispaper Photography: Courtesy of Katsutoshi Sasaki Associates