Miyasaka Family Residence
Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Designed: 1995-96
Completed: 1998

Constructed in Obihiro, Japan, the Miyasaka Residence bridges the aesthetics of two disparate cultures, emblematic of neither, yet summoning echoes of both. Built to accommodate the busy lifestyle of the president of one of Obihiro's major commercial building contractors, as well provide a place of repose for his parents, the house was conceived to appear as a radiant jewel in the midst of an urban garden oasis.