The Yodokō Guest House was built as the summer villa for the well-to-do brewer of Sakura-Masamune sake, Tazaemon Yamamura, and is the only surviving Frank Lloyd Wright residence in Japan.[1] The guest house was designed in 1918, and construction was completed in 1924.[2]
Set into a hilltop in Ashiya, overlooking the Port of Kobe in western Japan, the villa demonstrates Wright's genius for spatial composition: although it has four levels, none is taller than two stories. By stepping the house into the hill, Wright took advantage of the extraordinary views of Osaka Bay the site offered. The exterior evokes Wright's Los Angeles textile block houses, but its decorative blocks are of Oya stone, not concrete.[3]
In 1947, the house became the property of Yodogawa Steel Works, Ltd., and was used as an official residence for the company president. It was the first Taishō period building in Japan to be named an Important Cultural Property, in 1974. It was opened to the public as Yodokō Guest House in 1989. The building was damaged due to the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, but was subsequently repaired and has been re-opened.
yodokō, guest, house, this, article, about, japanese, building, structure, related, topic, stub, help, wikipedia, expanding, vtethe, built, summer, villa, well, brewer, sakura, masamune, sake, tazaemon, yamamura, only, surviving, frank, lloyd, wright, residenc. This article about a Japanese building or structure related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vteThe Yodokō Guest House was built as the summer villa for the well to do brewer of Sakura Masamune sake Tazaemon Yamamura and is the only surviving Frank Lloyd Wright residence in Japan 1 The guest house was designed in 1918 and construction was completed in 1924 2 Yodokō Guest HouseGeneral informationTypeHouseLocationAshiya JapanCoordinates34 44 23 N 135 18 00 E 34 739796 N 135 299935 E 34 739796 135 299935Construction started1924Design and constructionArchitect s Frank Lloyd WrightSet into a hilltop in Ashiya overlooking the Port of Kobe in western Japan the villa demonstrates Wright s genius for spatial composition although it has four levels none is taller than two stories By stepping the house into the hill Wright took advantage of the extraordinary views of Osaka Bay the site offered The exterior evokes Wright s Los Angeles textile block houses but its decorative blocks are of Oya stone not concrete 3 In 1947 the house became the property of Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd and was used as an official residence for the company president It was the first Taishō period building in Japan to be named an Important Cultural Property in 1974 It was opened to the public as Yodokō Guest House in 1989 The building was damaged due to the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995 but was subsequently repaired and has been re opened See also editList of Frank Lloyd Wright worksReferences edit http www wrightinjapan org eng wij e buildings dsgn03yamamura e html Window on Wright s Legacy in Japan http www galinsky com buildings yamamura index htm Yamamura House Hyogo Japan Storrer William Allin The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion University Of Chicago Press 2006 ISBN 0 226 77621 2 S 212 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yodoko Guest House Official Site nbsp This article about a Japanese building or structure related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yodokō Guest House amp oldid 1158336026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
