Modern-old Japan mud house: smart & bioclimatic on a budget | Tokyo
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To bring natural homes into the 21 Century, architect Tono Mirai designed “Future House”: a home that blends earth building and traditional joinery with modern design. Located in Miura, Kanagawa (about an hour and a half south of Tokyo), this fusion home was built for a businessman and his wife and 3 children. The client wanted a healthy and natural home as an escape from his daily commute to Tokyo, but wanted something modern. Mirai designed a home oriented to the south so that its earthen floors and walls (of traditional Japanese mud plaster) can act as heat sinks for the winter sun. He built vents into the outer walls to naturally control the flow of air. The extensive living roof also acts as an insulator. Mirai calls it a “very natural way” to insulate, noting that the temperature difference between outside and inside the roof can be more than 10 degrees. With all the passive solar and natural venting, the home doesn’t need AC or heating (beyond a small wood stove) and it delivers a natural air quality and “peacefulness” requested by the client. http://www.tonomirai.com/#!wg-english/c1cdj
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Could someone comment (Kirsten?) on the benefits of the "air gap" under the cob facade? From a thermal efficiency standpoint, is that smart?
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Nice house. It's interesting to see such an traditional architecture mixed with modern elemen. In Indonesia, a multicultural nation, most of the traditional houses use wood. Like jabu homes of the Toba Batak people, lumbung built by The Sasak people of Lombok, tongkonan from The Toraja of the Sulawesi highlands, and many more.. "The norm is for a post, beam and lintel structural system that take load straight to the ground with either wooden or bamboo walls that are non-load bearing. Traditionally, rather than nails, mortis and tenon joints and wooden pegs are used. Natural materials - timber, bamboo, thatch and fibre - make up rumah adat", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Indonesia
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Having a slat floor makes a lot of sense, it lets the air circulate throughout the house.
Split level homes and A frame homes are difficult to cool/heat evenly. So glad they are keeping the tradition of the wood beam construction alive. I think its amazing how they do that. -
WHERE IS THIS HOME , AND WHAT TOWN ? I WAS IN OGAWAA , SENDI 2 YEARS AGO FOR 2 MONTHS VACATION , I WOULD RREALLY LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THERE TYPES OF HOMES , AS I AM SELLING HOME , IN SPOKANE , WASHINGTON AND MOVING ON TO A LARGE PROPERTY . I WHAT TO BUILD A CUSTOM STEEL CONTEMPORARY TYPE HOME.
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beautiful, I love it.
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hahahaha ... building a house of mud in an area where earthquakes are common .. that's just great....
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This is the best Cob home I have seen thus far from the Architecture to the functionality of the grass roof. A home like this is ideal for myself and generations after..The garden, everything is so simple and off grid to a extent. This is what living should be about. Thanks for sharing ❤
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Fantastic :)
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Great job Kirsten , I enjoyed a lot this video!!
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It's a Japanese Earthship. Awesome. Definitely want to a smaller version of this.
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Modern/old Adobe in Japan is a more correct video description.
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I want it!
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wow perfect! lets save the planet
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"yeah yeah" :D <3
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...when can I move in ?
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Incredible
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right now in kanagawa and many parts of honshu, it is HUMID. monday morning was warm and humid, yesterday there was a breeze so not as warm or humid. id like to go visit this house someday, but probably wont
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If it's made from mud clay and plaster how long will this structure actually last???
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Nice home