"Block-Wall"Residence, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan,
Japanese architecture practice nendo designed a private residence with block-walls made of "CO2-SUICOM", an eco-friendly carbon removal concrete.
The block-walls adjust the line of sight, a creative solution essential in securing privacy from passing traffic and pedestrians while acting as a foil for basking in the natural surroundings.
The design concept was to build the house with concrete block walls that would serve as filter screens. Besides, the material used deserves special attention: “CO2-SUICOM※” blocks, made by replacing a portion of cement, with an industrial byproduct and adding a carbon dioxide-absorbing material for less CO2 emissions during production.
Approximately 2,050 blocks are staggered in parallel rows to create five 3m-high walls. The living space is designed to “fill in the gaps” in between. Calibrating the block angles by three degrees to fit each room condition ensures privacy in the bedroom and bathroom, while also providing a spacious ambiance in the living and dining rooms. Ultimately, the design transpires into blocks arranged in a gradient-like pattern.
Courtesy: Nendo,
Photograph by Takumi Ota
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2023 World Baseball Classic Japan Roster
Pitchers
#11 Darubisshu Yū (San Diego Padres/Habikino)
#12 Togō Shōsei (Yomiuri Jaiantsu/Miyakonojō)
#13 Matsui Yūki (Tohoku Rakuten Gōruden'īgurusu/Yokohama)
#14 Sasaki Rōki (Chiba Lotte Umi Heitai/Ōfunato)
#15 Taisei Ota (Yomiuri Jaiantsu/Taka)
#16 Ōtani Shōhei (Los Angeles Angels/Ōshū)
#17 Itō Hiromi (Hokkaido Nippon Ham Faitāzu/Kayabe)
#18 Yamamoto Yoshinobu (Orix Baffarōzu/Bizen)
#20 Kuribayashi Ryōji (Hiroshima Toyo Koi/Aisai)
#21 Imanaga Shōta (Yokohama DeNA BeiShutsuen-Sha/Kitakyushu)
#22 Yuasa Atsuki (Hanshin Taigāsu/Owase)
#26 Udagawa Yuki (Orix Baffarōzu/Koshigaya)
#28 Takahashi Hiroto (Chunichi Ryū/Owariasahi)
#29 Miyagi Hiroya (Orix Baffarōzu/Ginowan)
#47 Takahashi Keiji (Tokyo Yakult Tsubame/Kameoka)
Catchers
#10 Kai Takuya (Fukuoka SoftBank Hōkusu/Ōita Machi)
#24 Ohshiro Takumi (Yomiuri Jaiantsu/Naha)
#27 Nakamura Yūhei (Tokyo Yakult Tsubame/Ōno)
Infielders
#1 Yamada Tetsuto (Tokyo Yakult Tsubame/Toyooka)
#2 Genda Sōsuke (Saitama Seibu Raionzu/Ōita Machi)
#3 Maki Shugo (Yokohama DeNA BeiShutsuen-Sha/Nakano)
#5 Makihara Taisei (Fukuoka SoftBank Hōkusu/Kurume)
#7 Takumu Nakano (Hanshin Taigāsu/Tendō)
#25 Okamoto Kazuma (Yomiuri Jaiantsu/Gojō)
#33 Yamakawa Hotaka (Saitama Seibu Raionzu/Naha)
#55 Murakami Munetaka (Tokyo Yakult Tsubame/Kumamoto Machi)
Outfielders
#8 Kondō Kensuke (Fukuoka SoftBank Hōkusu/Chiba Machi)
#9 Shūtō Ukyō (Fukuoka SoftBank Hōkusu/Ōta)
#23 Lars Nootbaar (St. Louis Cardinals/El Segundo, California)
#34 Yoshida Masataka (Boston Red Sox/Fukui Machi)
Coaches
Manager Kuriyama Hideki (Nihon Yakyū/Kodaira)
Bench coach Shirai Kazuyuki (Nihon Yakyū/Sanuki)
Hitting coach Yoshimura Sadaaki (Nihon Yakyū/Gose)
Pitching coach Yoshii Masato (Chiba Lotte Umi Heitai/Aridagawa)
Bullpen coach Atsuzawa Kazuyuki (Orix Baffarōzu/Saitama)
Catching coach Murata Yoshinori (Yomiuri Jaiantsu/Sasebo)
1B coach Shimizu Masaji (Nihon Yakyū/Hamada)
Infield coach Noriyuki Shiroishi (Tokyo Yakult Tsubame/Ōmiya)
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"Hi-Wheelers issue 2"
185mm×270mm, 56pFirst Edition of 300
Cover Artwork : dugudagiiDesign : Takumi Ota(.otd)
Translation : S.S.S.Text / Edit : Hi-Wheelers
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Christmas tree for Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi by nendo
Photography by Takumi Ota
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Tiny tower, So&co, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 2019, photo Takumi Ota.
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so teruuchi, so&co - tiny tower, ginza, tokyo, japan, 2019
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-Hi-Wheelers issue 2-
185mm×270mm, 56pFirst Edition of 300
Cover Artwork : dugudagiiDesign : Takumi Ota(.otd)
Translation : S.S.S.Text / Edit : Hi-Wheelers
Printed using Risograph
MD5650at Hand Saw Press Tokyo
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