Optical Glass House Floor Plans

First floor plan of the optical glass house image.

Optical glass house floor plans.

Optical glass house main purpose. Second floor plan of the optical glass house image. Floor plan level 3. Optical glass house hiroshi.

The pure glass blocks with their large mass per unit area effectively shut out sound and enable the creation of an open clearly articulated garden that admits the city scenery. Hiroshi nakamura nap 15 17. Optical glass house hiroshi nakamura nap zoom image view original size this house is sited among tall buildings in downtown hiroshima overlooking a street with many passing cars and trams. Glass block construction detail.

Optical glass house was constructed beside a busy road so hiroshi nakamura and his studio nap wanted to create a private oasis where residents could still make out the movements of people and. Floor plan level 0. Optical glass façade a façade of some 6 000 pure glass blocks 50mm x 235mm x 50mm was employed.