Interior architecture of vernacular Japanese home

This article is part of the Listening Rooms series, a personal project curated by Biljana Janjusevic that propose mapping of the crucial interior design movements, in order to reinterpret their role to the architecture as a discipline and their importance in contemporary (and past) everyday life. Este artículo es parte de la serie Listening Rooms , comisariada por Biljana Janjusevic que propone un mapeo de los movimientos cruciales en el diseño de interiores, con el fin de reinterpretar su papel en la arquitectura como disciplina y su importancia en la vida cotidiana contemporánea (y pasada). French philosopher and poet Roland Barthes has, during his travels through Japan, described this country as “the Empire of Signs”. What he referred to, is beyond complex, diverse and intricate visual language of every space in this opulent set of islands. Indeed have the aesthetic traditions of Japan shaped and inspired many fruitful design thoughts throughout history. At this point, we are going to pay particular attention to the spatial aspect of average Japanese in 18th century, zooming in to their homes. El filósofo y poeta francés Roland Barthes, durante sus viajes por Japón, describió este país como “el Imperio de los Signos”. Lo referido está más allá del complejo, diverso e intrincado lenguaje visual de cada espacio en este opulento conjunto de islas. De hecho, las tradiciones estéticas de Japón han dado forma e inspirado muchos pensamientos de diseño fructíferos a lo largo de la historia. En este punto, vamos a prestar especial atención a la espacialidad de los japoneses promedio del siglo XVIII, acercándonos a sus hogares. Residential architecture of classical Japanese period (15-19th century) shows considerable design integrity and self-awareness. The houses’ design emerges from the inside out. The space is conceptualized according to the number of floor mats – tatami, that would accommodate desired function.