White U, also known as House in Nakano,

is one of the most respected architect Toyo

Ito.

Toyo Ito ( 伊東 豊雄 , Itō Toyō, born 1 June 1941) is

a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in
which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical
and virtual worlds.

In 2013, Ito was awarded the Pritzker Prize, one of architecture's

most prestigious prizes.
• It was designed for older sister, who had just lost her husband to

cancer. After the death of her husband, the widow requested that the

architect built a house for herself and her young daughters where

they could enjoy the contact with the soil and nature. He also

suggested that the house had the form of L so that family members

may have visual contact between them. Coincidentally, the site next

to the architect’s house was for sale, this being the place where the

widow had lived before marrying. It was there where he built the

house.
• The house was located in the suburb of
Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
• The project involved the use of underground space.
The lighting is different from what is traditionally
conceived, being featured in the current generated in
the spaces.
• Reinforced concrete was used as main material
• Site Area 367.61 square metres
• Building Area 150.97 square metres
• Total Floor Area 148.25 square metres
Public Space
Daughters Private Space Angled roof
Utility Zone
Mother’s private space
 The House was the
sanctuary of regeneration

After the family after the family moved on from the

tragedy,
They left the house and it was destroyed.
 Entrance
Interior
 Sources
• https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/white-u/
• https://www.futurarc.com/project/white-u/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk_zVp9jf1E