ideal house cologne - naoto fukasawa. imm cologne 2007

ideal house cologne - naoto fukasawa. imm cologne 2007 ...................................................................................................................................................................................

ideal house cologne
imm cologne
international furniture fair, cologne, germany
15 - 21 january, 2007
http://www.imm-cologne.com

naoto fukasawa
the walls are all straight, and the open areas were fitted with
free-standing furniture in a manner that lends them an almost
classic appearance. nevertheless, the structure has a strange
and unusual effect on the observer: everything seems to have been
placed where it is intentionally in what might be construed as a
statement on future living - one that leaves spaces emptier than
what people are accustomed to.
fukasawa’s vision of the ideal house results from an analysis
of the contemporary process whereby many things familiar to us
from our daily lives disappear or lose their shape and physical
presence. the objects we've grown accustomed to surrounding
ourselves with at home are increasingly being integrated into
the walls, or else being worn directly on the body through
integration into clothing,...
‘we carry our telephones and music devices around with us;
household equipment such as lights, heating and air conditioning
systems, and televisions are now often integrated into the walls.’
he says. as such, the walls are taking on functions that go far
beyond the creation and definition of a spatial structure.
‘at the same time, the space that surrounds us becomes ever-more
empty. among the objects in our houses, furniture will remain
present in the home longer than technical devices because it has
been a part of our environment for such a long time, and has
always been placed between people and walls’.
the unusually high walls have no ceilings, and therefore
offer a view all the way up to the top of the structure.
the walls offer a particularly sharp contrast to the normal-sized
furniture in the house, and give the observer a feeling that can
only be compared to that of entering a tall cathedral through
relatively low portals.

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