Kengo Kuma | Wooden Grille Entrance: Making the Volume Disappear in Slats

The entire facade and eaves of the entrance are composed of densely arranged thin cedar strips. The cross-section of the strips is extremely small, and the spacing is uniform, appearing as a textured thickness rather than a wall from a distance. The wooden strips of the roof continue the same rhythm, extending all the way to the far end of the deep eaves, thus dissolving the outline of the volume. There is no obvious door at the entrance; the grille simply becomes sparser in one section, and people pass through there. Light leaks between the wooden strips, casting fine linear shadows on the ground and people, moving throughout the day. The surroundings are mountains, forests, and grassy slopes. Shot from a frontal oblique angle under soft, diffused light, with clear layering depth of the grille and shadows. Avoid: wooden strips with overly large cross-sections, uneven spacing, shallow eaves, adding obvious door frames to the entrance.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

入口的整面立面與屋簷全部由密集排列的細杉木條構成,木條的斷面極小,間距均勻,從遠處看是一片有厚度的紋理而不是一面牆。屋頂的木條延續同樣的節奏,一路排到深遠的屋簷末端,量體的輪廓因此被溶解。入口沒有明顯的門,只是格柵在某一段變疏,人從那裡穿過。光從木條之間漏下,在地面與人身上投下細密的線狀陰影,整天移動。周圍為山林與草坡。柔和的散射光下正面斜角拍攝,格柵的層疊深度與陰影清楚。避免:木條斷面過大、間距不均、屋簷淺、入口加設明顯門框。