
A house turns its back on the road to open up to the landscape
The single-family house project designed by Elena Gianesini engages in a dialogue with the Vicenza landscape, combining tranquility and contemporary style through essential geometries and the Mazzonetto metal roofing.
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As a solution, Japanese architect decided to divide the building into two smaller shrines: the frontal area is a housing area for inhabitants and the worshipers while the rear shrine is set in front of the original shrine in the forest. Before demolition of the original shrine, the main shrine set in the original shrine was transfered into the rear shrine. The rear end features eight wheels attached to the bottom of the structure, rendering it portable.

Movable Shinto Shrine, Tosayamada, Japan
Program: religious building
Architect: Kikuma Watanabe
Structural engineering: Syunya Takahashi
Area: 4.05 sqm
Completion: 2017

Time Space Existence: the Future of Architecture In Venice
Until November 23, 2025, Venice is the global hub for architectural discussion with "Time Space Existence." This biennial exhibition, spearheaded by the European Cultural Centre, features projects from 52 countries, all focused on "Repairing, Regenerating, and Reusing" for a more sustainable future.
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