Can the ground and the trees of a forest decide the shape of a building?
A house in the Yatsugatake mountains, generated by a swarm of autonomous agents – Super Eyes – reading the trees, the ground and the rest of their surroundings, and acting in concert.
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| Location | Minamisaku District Nagano |
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| Programme | House |
| Completed | 2014 |
| Storeys / Structure | Steel frame with partial RC, one storey |
| Site area | 1016.36㎡ |
| Building area | 90.20㎡ |
| Total floor area | 85.25㎡ |
| Structural engineering | Low Fat Structure Inc. |
| Exhibited / Published | Materializing Exhibition, University Art Museum Annex, Tokyo University of the Arts, 2013 /GA PLOT 2016, GA Gallery, 2016 /The Japanese House Reinvented, Monacelli Press /dezeen / designboom / Shinkenchiku Jutakutokushu /GA Houses 134 / MARK Magazine /GA JAPAN 144, interview /10+1 web, Information Mapping in the Design Process |