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Shigeru Ban, Shigeru Ban Curtain wall house, curtain wall house, passive coolingIn architect-speak, a curtain wall refers to any facade- commonly glass- that provides no structural or load-bearing capacity for the building. But leave it to the genius of Japanese architect Shigeru Ban to interpret this term literally, poetically employing an actual curtain as facade wall. The result is not only breathtakingly stunning, but a great example of context-based green design that embraces its natural landscape (talk about passive cooling!). The Curtain Wall House demonstrates a striking amalgamation of simplicity, beauty, old, and new, combining "contemporary materials in new interpretations of traditional Japanese styles."1
Shigeru Ban, Shigeru Ban Curtain wall house, curtain wall house, passive cooling 2In architect-speak, a curtain wall refers to any facade- commonly glass- that provides no structural or load-bearing capacity for the building. But leave it to the genius of Japanese architect Shigeru Ban to interpret this term literally, poetically employing an actual curtain as facade wall. The result is not only breathtakingly stunning, but a great example of context-based green design that embraces its natural landscape (talk about passive cooling!). The Curtain Wall House demonstrates a striking amalgamation of simplicity, beauty, old, and new, combining "contemporary materials in new interpretations of traditional Japanese styles."2
Shigeru Ban Curtain Wall House, Curtain Wall House, Ban, Japanese Architecture, Passive Cooling, Passive Architecture, Eco-tecture, Green Architecture, Eco-friendly architectureIn architect-speak, a curtain wall refers to any facade- commonly glass- that provides no structural or load-bearing capacity for the building. But leave it to the genius of Japanese architect Shigeru Ban to interpret this term literally, poetically employing an actual curtain as facade wall. The result is not only breathtakingly stunning, but a great example of context-based green design that embraces its natural landscape (talk about passive cooling!). The Curtain Wall House demonstrates a striking amalgamation of simplicity, beauty, old, and new, combining "contemporary materials in new interpretations of traditional Japanese styles."3
