Love House extends the Emerging Architecture Awards' tradition of introducing the latest crop of fine Japanese houses, as each year, the jury is presented with increasingly inventive responses to the complexities of Japanese urbanism. In this instance, Takeshi Hosaka Architects has adopted the technique most notably established by Tadao Ando, whereby the complex distractions of context are redefined by an impenetrable perimeter wall. Accordingly, this 3.3m-wide and 10m-deep box has no windows whatsoever. Instead, a curved courtyard has been carved out, tracing an arc from front door to back wall.
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