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Rare vintage Japanese architectural reference book published by Shinkenchiku-sha (新建築社) in 1969.
Shinkenchiku Detail Drawings Collection – Houses is a collection devoted to Japanese residential architecture, presenting numerous examples of modern houses together with architectural drawings and construction details.
The contents include houses constructed in wood, reinforced concrete and other materials, with works by a wide range of Japanese architects and architectural offices.
Examples listed in the contents include:
- A Villa for Mr. N — Yamawaki Architectural Research Institute
- A House with a Red Terrace — Raku Endo
- A House for Mr. Satake — Kiyoshi Seike
- A House with an Inner Courtyard — Nagamatsu Architectural Office
- A Summer House on the Mountain Heights — Masako Hayashi
- An Umbrella-Shaped House — Kazuo Shinohara
- A House with White Wall and Black Fittings — Kiei Okuma
- A House at Yagiri — Motoo Take Research Institute
- A House at Higashiterao — Yoshitaka Akui
- A Mountain Lodge with Principal Rafters — Nikken Sekkei Komu Co., Ltd.
- A House for Mr. Tamaru — Kakuji Chiba
- A House with the Earthen Flooring Room — Kazuo Shinohara
- A House with a Dancing Perch for Sparrows — Nakamura Architectural Research
- A Mountain Villa at Jūrigō — Watanabe Architectural Firm
- A Model House with New Building Materials — Gorozo Iizuka
- The Rikkyo High School Instructor\'s House No. 4 — Antonin Raymond, Arch. & Assocs.
- A Kankyo Tea House — Sutemi Horiguchi
- A Villa with Giant Spruce Trees in the Garden — Antonin Raymond
- Wooden House No. 5 — Research Institute of Architecture
- A House at Komazawa — Masataka Sumatsu Arch. & Assocs.
- A House in the Rural City — Kiyoshi Seike
- A House with a Large Roof — Hatsue Yamada
- A House in White — Kazuo Shinohara
- A House in a Cliff — Kiyoshi Seike
- A House with White Bricks — Yoshio Hashimoto Arch. & Assocs.
- An Architect\'s House — Tadayoshi Fujiki
- A House of Chestnut and Brick — Takenaka Komuten Co., Ltd.
- A House at Ikeda-Yama — Junzo Yoshimura
- A House for Mr. Shishido — Makoto Suzuki
- A House at Mikura-Yama — Junzo Yoshimura Arch. & Assocs.
- Case Study House #3 — Makoto Masuzawa
- A House for Mr. K — Junzo Sakakura
- A House for Mr. Nozue — Koichi Fukaya
- A House at Denenchofu — Yoshinaka Architectural Firm
- A House at Hyokinzaka — Yasuo Minemigishi
A valuable reference for collectors and researchers interested in postwar Japanese architecture, Japanese modernism, residential design, architectural detailing, and mid-century house design.
Publication Information
First Edition: April 10, 1969
Second Printing: September 1, 1969
Publisher: Shinkenchiku-sha Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Printed in Japan
