INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE IN WHITE 1

The "House in White" was created by Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara for a couple interested in children's reading and arts, along with their three children. The basic color of this house is white, both the outer and inner space.

Sou Fujimoto has characterized the “white” as a type of field that embraces people’s existence. There is light, shadow, backdrop, and reflection in this “white”, which is soft but not dark.

The building is composed of a traditional japanese dwelling structure with a central column constructed in the middle of the plan, and the framework of the main house is finished along the slope of the roof; however, the entire structure is concealed by a white ceiling. The House in White is characterized by loft-like white bedrooms, wide white spaces, dramatic columns, and high ceilings.

As Shinohara's final piece from his first design phase, "House in White" best exemplifies the transition from historical legacy to modernism in his design philosophy. As a local Japanese dwelling, the design incorporates both the shell of a traditional Japanese house and the core of a Western contemporary minimalist room, mixing traditional and modern components to the greatest extent.