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Huge White Frames Modulate Light Within the Cosmic House

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The strange overlapping layers that define this unusual “Cosmic House” by Fukuyama-based UID Architects are integral to the design.

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A mixture of enclosed and open spaces across two levels create an intimate relationship with daily and seasonal changes.

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Open and closed rectangles define an ongoing series of ever-shifting spaces.

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The effect can be almost symphonic.

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Here, a high frame centered over two lower ones creates a long skylight.

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Within another series of frames, a living room steps down from a higher garden courtyard.

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The shapes form terraces that extend inside and living rooms that open out to the many small gardens.

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The surprise of sunlight that washes these frames suggests a kitchen set in a natural forest glade.

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Each of the spaces is intimately connected with nature.

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Yet there is also a connection with other people and the city – but in the distance.

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The lovely quality of the light within the frames is peaceful and diffused.

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Each of the frames highlights different sounds, scents, light and breezes around the site.
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The result is a completely unique home with an intimate relationship with its setting.

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