futureacademy

John Pawson : themes and prospects

"Things that Move Through the Air" by Sam Hecht

"Like Pawson, I spent many years living in Japan- not the uniform skyscrapers and colured neon lights Japan, but a small house, a very small house. It was ina a narrow street where al the doors were small and with no locks, old people living side vy side with youngsters, each house connnected by telephone wires. The house was made of simple materials - wood, glass and paper - and it allowed the seasons to enter it rather than insulating from them. The entrance was small, with a place to chnage into sandals, leading to the main room consisting of Tatami - used for sleeping, dining and entertaining. Storage was kept out of sightm concealed by light, sliding doors. THe bath was a square container set on bricks, so that water could overflow naturally. Its simplicity became therapeutic, an antidote to the electronic landscape just a few hundred yars away."

p58, Pawson, John. "John Pawson : themes and projects". edited by Anita Moryadas and Alison Morris. Published: London ; New York, NY : Phaidon Press, 2002.

posted by Chris @ 10:17 am