The 4x4 house perfectly adapts to the site requirements.
Floor plan tadao ando 4x4.
With a floor span of 23m the new house comprises a total of 84m and in place of concrete laminated pine from oregon was used for the construction.
With over 300 architectural designs to his name tadao ando is treated as a national treasure in his home country of japan.
Finished at the end of 2004 it was tadao ando who suggested it be built on the adjacent plot and from wood.
The floors are made from paulownia wood.
The initial house was the result of a contest organized by a magazine and approached the client with the famous architect tadao ando.
Renowned for his work.
A decisive factor in the project was the hanshin earthquake which caused terrible devastation in the area once the first house was finished a second.
The entrance and utility room are on the first floor a bedroom is on the second floor a study is on the third floor and the living dining room the heart of the house is on the top floor.
Ando has taken a plan 13 feet by 13 feet 4m x 4m the maximum dimensions possible for the site of 4 by 4 house and created a four story tower.
4x4 house by tadao ando.