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Snail House

Snail House
Katsuhisa Kida /FOTOTECA

Snail House

Tezuka Architects  •  Architects

A house with a spiral cross-section, like the shell of a snail.
The degree of privacy increases as one enters more deeply into the house.

photo_credit Katsuhisa Kida /FOTOTECA
Katsuhisa Kida /FOTOTECA
photo_credit Katsuhisa Kida /FOTOTECA
Katsuhisa Kida /FOTOTECA
photo_credit Katsuhisa Kida /FOTOTECA
Katsuhisa Kida /FOTOTECA

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Architects
Tezuka Architects
Landscape Architects
GA Yamazaki
Engineers
OHNO Japan

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Manufacturers
Masahide Kakudate Lighting Architect & Associates
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Project data

Project Year
2010
Category
Private Houses

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