Program - Second attempt

List of Functions

- Place to create “artless art”

- Place to promote self-meditation which will lead to self-discovery and enlightenment Ex. Tea ceremony, archery, kendo, calligraphy

- Place for occupants to interact with nature and experience the seasons

- Place to meditate upon and appreciate the gift of food

- Place to prepare food

- Place to sleep

- Place to create bonds and promote family interaction

- Place to host and interact with guests

The activities that occur in this Japanese space must be spiritual and associated with Zen, and also be translated to be appropriate to the contemporary society. These spaces should reflect and provide the meaning of Japanese culture, which is seen in tea ceremony, archery, kendo, and calligraphy, to lead people to enlightenment. Users of the space will be able to escape from the chaos of the contemporary world and rediscover the long lost self.

Japanese designed space has a static quality, which is created by the process of spatial division. This idea of organization and space involves the subdivision of large open space into smaller separate units, such as tatami mats. On the other hand, there is a dynamic quality of function of spaces. On top of the pattern of tatami mats, there are fusuma, paper doors that can separate the spaces into various sizes according to the activities. On top of this layer, there is a dominant spatial division by using the side gardens.

The contemporary Japanese space will contain activities that lead to the rediscovery of Japanese culture, which are organized in multiple layers of the hierarchy of privacy.