Kazuo Shinohara

Material determining architectural form.

Kazuo Shinohara was a Japanese architect whose houses revolutionized postwar residential design. His work classified houses into four “styles,” evolving from pure geometric abstraction to complex spatial compositions.

Shinohara treated the house as an artistic discipline, balancing engineering logic with emotional resonance. His interiors often use precise geometry, exposed structure, and intentional emptiness.

Kazuo Shinohara was a Japanese architect known for radical residential designs that merge geometry, structure, and poetic space.

Kazuo Shinohara was a Japanese architect known for mathematically precise, emotionally resonant houses that redefined domestic architecture.

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