WHITE U HOUSE

PRIVATE HOUSE

TOA/ TAA/TIA

FELISITAS DEVINA DOMINIQUE

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 ”In 1976, he produced a home for his sister, who had recently lost her
husband. The house was called “White U” and generated a great deal of
interest in Ito’s works”
- Pritzker Prize Jury -
WHITE U HOUSE
White U House Technical Information

Architects: Toyo Ito

Location: 3-14-26 Honcho, Nakano-Ku, Tojyo, Japan

Scale: 1 story

Site Area: 367.61 m2

Building Area: 150.97 m2

Total Floor Area: 148.25 m2

Project Year: 1976

 Theory in Architecture
Theory in Building

U-shaped Strong connection Dark & light space U-shaped geometric

with soil space
 Theory about Architecture
Context

User Context Environment Context

Grieving/ mourning Close contact with the soil and plants

Visual contact Introverted

L-shape → U-shaped design Lights and shadows

Request shaped → symbolic value Reinforced concrete

Theory of Architecture

Anthropometry & Ergonomy

SAFE
U-shaped
Introverted
Visual contact
Theory of Architecture

Behavioral theory

COMFORTABLE
U-shaped space
Non-partition space
Dark & light space
Theory of Architecture

Structural theory

SECURE
Reinforced concrete structure
Theory of Architecture

Material theory

HEALTHY
White colour, projecting the inhabitants’ shadows and lives,
also reflecting outdoor lighting

Transparent & opaque material

Building’s opening