Barbershop Skyspace

Looking at a house recently posted to Europaconcrsi by Japan's Atelier Bow-Wow, I can't help but think they're taking a cue from master of space and light James Turrell.



Like Turrell's signature skyspaces that are completely devoid of function, Bow-Wow uses the cutout in the courtyard roof as a meaningful void in the design, one the residents confront every time they move from one space to another (a move reminiscent of John Hejduk's Wall House 2).



As the architects describe it, "The sun, wind and rain are welcomed in a sequence of life. Being sometimes warm, full of lights and fresh air, sometimes rainy or cold, 'the sky room' might be a nuisance...Even if generations or family members changed, only this 'sky room' would still remain as an annoying existence over generations."