Sunday March 3, 2013
Having survived the 600 killometre overnight bus journey southwest across Japan's main island of Honshu, we stashed our junk in a Kyoto Station locker and with a bit of help from some friendly Japanese, purchased a JR train ticket for Ashiya, a town between Kobe and Osaka.
Why, you ask??? Well, I know we said we would not wright about Wright again... but we were wrong... The truth is, I was not going to bother with this one... true... But Alexandra just made us go to another FLW house. I'll try to spare you too many details..
No, that's not it. But nice concrete if you like that sort of thing.
The Yamamura House was designed by wright and his Japanese assistants, Arata Endo and Makoto Minami. It is now known as the Yodoko Geihinkan or guesthouse. It as completed in 1918 so its pushing 100 years old. Following the Kobe earthquake it has been restored and is open to the public.
Green patina copper plates with stylized local Japanese plant motifs decorate many glazed doors and windows inside and out.
The house is constructed of reiforced concrete and carved volcanic Oyaishi stone in which you sometimes see fossilized shells.
Level 2 guest living room.
Small natural ventilation hatches at ceiling level are intended to help with Japan's hot humid summers.
Copious built in furniture including these cupboards and display shelves.
Bathroom window.
Roof level entertaining decks.
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