A wooden 4-story Onsen (Hot Spring) Hotel stands at the bottom of a valley in a region of snow. The existing façade was renovated utilizing wood from the original 100 year old hotel while the interior space was reorganized by inserting an atrium. This atrium is surrounded by a delicate screen made from 4mm wide slits of bamboo (Sumushiko). An almost-transparent stained glass called Dalle de Verre first used in the middle ages is fit into the opening which faces the exterior space. These bamboo screens, neither transparent nor opaque, provide a soft light and shade the interior creating a space to heal and relax, complementing the effects of bathing in an Onsen.
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| Image File: | KEN-FUJI-0009 |
| Caption: | Ginzan Onsen Fujiya, Yamagata, Japan. Architect: KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES. GINZAN ONSEN FUJIYA EXTERIOR VIEW NIGHT LOOKING INTO CENTRAL ENTRANCE AREA. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | No |
| Dimensions in PX: | 4512 x 3718 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 17/07/2008 |
| Restriction: | Rights-Managed |
| Credit: | Edmund Sumner/VIEW |
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| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Ginzan Onsen Fujiya |
| Headline: | Ginzan Onsen Fujiya, Yamagata, Japan. Architect: KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES. |
| City: | Yamagata |
| Country: | Japan |
| Architect: | KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES |
| Architect Website: | http://www.kkaa.co.jp |
| Category: | Health And Beauty |
| Building Type: | Health Spa |
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| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | A wooden 4-story Onsen (Hot Spring) Hotel stands at the bottom of a valley in a region of snow. The existing façade was renovated utilizing wood from the original 100 year old hotel while the interior space was reorganized by inserting an atrium. This atrium is surrounded by a delicate screen made from 4mm wide slits of bamboo (Sumushiko). An almost-transparent stained glass called Dalle de Verre first used in the middle ages is fit into the opening which faces the exterior space. These bamboo screens, neither transparent nor opaque, provide a soft light and shade the interior creating a space to heal and relax, complementing the effects of bathing in an Onsen. |
| Keywords: | archite; architectural; building; contemporary; domestic; dwelling; Ginzan Onsen Fujiya; home; house; housing; indoors; inside; interior; Japan; Kengo Kuma & Associates; landscape; Modern; new; place of abode; private house; private residence; Public Bath Inn; residence; Yamagata |
| Orientation: | H |
| Type: | Health Spa |
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| Photographer: | Edmund Sumner |
| Source File Name: | KEN-FUJI-0009.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |