Completed in 2006, the Ghost House, designed by Japanese studio Datar Architecture is one of Japan’s most minimalist houses.
Ghost House Technical Information
- Architects: Datar Architecture
- Location: Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
- Typology: Residencial Projects /Private Residences
- Project Year: 2006
- Photographs: © Takeshi Yamagishi
The house is reminiscent of a blank canvas. It’s all white, except for the floors. All the other architecture elements are White. White on the outside and white on the inside.
Ghost House Photographs
Text by the Architects
Tokyo-based DATAR Architecture designed The Ghost House in Suginami (Tokyo) in 2006. DATAR Architects adopted the archetypal primitive hut-like house.
The house is reminiscent of a blank canvas. It’s all white, except for the floors. All the other architecture elements are White—White on the outside and white on the inside.
However, unlike the image of a child’s simple drawing, they chose to exaggerate the building’s ghostly silhouette, presenting a mute character. By contrast, internal spaces express an eccentric character in response to client requirements. Scaleless from the outside, accommodation is on three levels, with intricate ramps and steps.
About Datar Architecture
Datar Architecture is a design and construction office of architecture, interior, furniture, and toys led by Jin Otagiri.
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