white u White U is one of Toyo Ito’s first residential projects. This house was drawn by Toyo Ito for his elder sister, which had just lost her husband, and for her two nieces. With this project he created an almost unreal universe because the reality for the residents was unsatisfying. he project evolved quickly from a square plan to a "U". The position of the main entrance creates a horseshoe which induced an axis of symmetry that dominated composition to create a fluid interior space, a such labyrinth or infinite space. The immaculate whiteness of interior, with his subtle sets of lights, accentuates the abstract side of space. The walls white are seen by Ito as screens on which an image can be projected. They create an effect depthless surface and are used as a background for which images of the life such as the changing patterns of light can be shown. |
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