Chef Motonori Hirata's House & Restaurant,
Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan,
Architects: Junya Ishigami & Associates.
Concrete was poured into excavated soil molds, with the surrounding earth later removed to reveal the raw, mud-covered, organic surfaces and arched chambers.
The project was completed in March 2022, after a construction phase that began in November 2016.











