Kazuo Shinohara - More monolithic structural expressionism in the house in Uehara, 1976. The massive concrete pillars create a forest like atmosphere on the first floor, and on the second begin to branch off to visually separate the main living areas. The six columns are all uniquely shaped; some extend to support a cantilevered car-port, others brace the floor and roof slab, negating the need for beams and joists to maximize ceiling heights. From here, click images for big.
Awesome Shinohara
Steilneset Memorial/ Peter Zumthor & Louise Bourgeois
Designed by architect Peter Zumthor and the artist Louise Bourgeois, the Steilneset in Vardø, Norway, is a memorial to the the witchhunts of the early 17th Century
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