Tadao Ando- Koshino House- DETAIL MATERIAL

a combination or arrangements and the ordering of all the elements in a work that each contributes to the total aesthetic effect. This is seen in the interior of the building. With similar materials and same esthetic value and openings.

merging of one thing into another; the process of bringing together into one. The building blending in with the topography of the surrounding forms a union between nature and the building itself.

Everything he creates is harmoniously in balance though evidently sharp. He believes that less is more.




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