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Le geometrie del verde - The Geometries of green

Piccole architetture di Vita - Small architectures of Life

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Meanwhile in the country, cob homes dot the landscape, oozing with cozy vibes and countryside charm. Who says city living is the only way?

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Leaving . . . . . #cave #nature #contrast #photography #naturalarchitecture https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Xyq7VjZ5J/?igshid=jjsesvmgrk07

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New House study #naturalarchitecture https://www.instagram.com/p/BtPIrLwnJ4z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xlpj8pvxgi7e

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Writing about Built Space | 01

“ Small architecture is not just small, it must be made and operated with our own hands and used as a homemade tool to establish a link with the world. As we have seen, one quick way of doing this is by stacking up blocks, but leaning is even easier. Of course we could build something in an open field if we had any water branches handy, but supposing there was already a wall? We could lean a sheet of plywood against it. This makeshift lean-to - the simplest of small architectures - would own its strength to the wall.

A casual stroll through the shitamachi (low city) old quarters of Tokyo reveals any number of equally casual lean-to roofs and awnings. Further ahead, my favourite Chinese religious site, the Xuangongsi Hanging Temple, clings beautifully to a cliff face in Shanxi province. Similar cliff temples can be found throughout Asia and even in Japan: the Nageirido (Thrown-in Hall) of Sanbutsuji Temple on Mount Mitoku in Tottori prefecture, built almost 1,000 years ago in the Heian period and now designated a national treasure, props up its endearing little deck unabashedly on stilts.

All architectural constructs lean on the earth in one form or another. Lean-to structure are intimately related to the idea of autonomous architecture. Yet despite attempts to break free of public infrastructure, the Water Branch House is not exactly autonomous. Without the greater strength of nature it cannot stand. No matter how strong buildings are, they are weak on their own. After the 2011 Tohoku earthquake I realised we needed to humbly acknowledge our own frailty and brush up on the gentle parasitic art of building, and leaning. ”

- <Small Architecture, Natural Architecture> by Kengo Kuma