Living room, care, and swimming pool, everything is provided
The Japanese architect Issei Suma has imagined a complex inspired by Indian teepees to accommodate Japanese seniors
It could be called a housing estate. Inspired by Indian teepees, this complex named Jikka is a group of five structures imagined by the Japanese architect Issei Suma. The latter had already made a name for himself by transforming a historic Japanese building into ultra-design offices. A mixture of tradition and futurism and new that had seduced the environment.
The architect strikes again very hard with these teepees with social purpose. Installed on a rural and mountainous site in the Shizuoka region, they were designed for “two women over 60” from the area, according to the Dezeen website. The 100 m2 that compose it “have been thought to facilitate “two women over 60 years” from the place, informs the site Dezeen. The 100 m2 that compose it “have been thought to facilitate food delivery services for the elderly, while providing the necessary facilities for care for Dezeen. The 100 m2 that compose it “have been thought to facilitate food delivery services for the elderly, while offering the necessary facilities for care for disabled people,” still explains Dezeen. The 100 m2 that make up the building “have been thought to facilitate food delivery services for the elderly, while offering the necessary facilities for care for people with disabilities,” says Dezeen. Dezeen.
Kitchen, pool, relaxation area, the place is bright and offers an incredibly soothing living space. The style is worked with arched concrete walls, pointed roofs and wooden beams that give the place cachet. Something to reconcile with the passing of time.
Photos: Takumi Ota
