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White Cave

Completed in 2007 in Oita, Japan. Images by Toshiyuki YANO (Nacasa & Partners Inc. The house is built on a hill looking down at a town area. The site's shape has an irregular form. There is a height difference of 2m in the site. The...

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2007

Oita, Oita Prefecture, Japan

Houses

residential houses concrete Houses

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Takao Shiotsuka

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Takao Shiotsuka Atelier

studio · Oita, Oita Prefecture, Japan

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