PAPER HOUSE - Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi, Japan, 1995

An S-define configuration comprised of 110 paper tubes (2.7m high, 275mm in diameter and 148mm thick) defines the hinterland and exterior areas of the paper house. This was the first project in which paper tubes were authorized for use as a structural basis in a permanent building. Ten paper tubes verify the vertical load and the eighty interior tubes bear the lateral forces.

The cruciform wooden joints in the bases of the columns are anchored to the raison d'etre by lug screws and cantilevered from the floor. The large circle formed by the interior tubes forms a big area. A freestanding paper tubes column with a 1.2m diameter in the nearby gallery contains a toilet.

The exterior paper tubes surrounding the courtyard stand apart from the structure and of advantage to as a screen. The living area in the large circle is without furnishing or detail other than an isolated kitchen counter, sliding doors, and variable closets. When the perimeter sashes are opened, the roof, supported by the colonnade of paper tubes, is visually emphasized and a spatial continuity is created between the bordering gallery space and the outdoor terrace.

Source: Cool House Design

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