This is one of my favorite residential projects by Tadao Ando, so I was really excited about the prospect of seeing the interior. Unfortunately, when I went there (May 2025), the house was closed, despite Google Maps schedule indicating it should be open. Do not rely solely on Google Maps hours for this site. Make sure to check their Facebook page in advance to confirm whether an active exhibition is ongoing. If there is no event scheduled, the house may be closed to visitors.

interesting free architect exhibit stuffy house no air conditioning left as raw as can be

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Designed and built by Tadao Ando a decade ago as the residential house but looks more like an art gallery. This 3 story pecil skinny building used to be a home for a family of 4. Each room is accessible by its own stairs part of which is exposed to outside. If you have not been ins inside of this house, you can easily get lost. The owner/the original residence converted this place into art gallery, which is hosting chic exhibition "Beyond the Invisible Wall" by Yumi Kori (Architect/Artist/Professor @Osaka Institute of Technology) on weekends of September 2021. The "House" looks more museum than most of art galleries in Japan. Go Go Go!

It’s love.

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Beautiful building and excellent gallery