Office of Kumiko Inui

Shin-Yatsushiro Monument
Yatsushiro, Japan
Built to celebrate the new bullet-train station in front of which it stands, this pavilion in Kumamoto Prefecture serves as a waiting area for travelers. From a distance, the pavilion recalls a typical house as drawn by a child. But as visitors get closer, the building seems to dematerialize, thanks to a blizzard of openings cut into the glass-reinforced concrete walls and roof.

Photo © Daichi Ano

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