Sechie: The spatialization of activities via a repository and stage

Abstract

The building, Sechie, is an architectural representation in which the activities of living become a “dwelling space” that clearly articulates what it is rather than a house as container. Also, Sechie delivers a modern adaptation of Japanese spatial principles by going back historically to their origins. The building traces the connection with previous research and architectural works referring to “Ai(Ma)” and ceremonial space. Its structure is based on the origins of space generated by a repository containing living functions and a stage without such functions. By connecting them three-dimensionally, the garden creates an architectural state in which human actions and nature coexist.