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INSPIRED BY SHINTO PHILOSOPHY AND REFLECTING KANSO STYLE ARCHITECTURE. 和(WA) ALLOWS FOR A SPACE THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE BOTH PRIVACY AND REVELRY, THUS FOCUSING ON SOCIAL AND INTERPERSONAL HARMONY. 場(BA), ON THE OTHER HAND, ALLOWS FOR A SPACE THAT IS OPEN TO DISTRACTIONS, ENCOURAGING DIFFERENCES OF OPINION TO BE DISCUSSED. 所 (TOKORO) IMPLIES THAT THE ARCHITECTURE FLOWS WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS, BLURRING THE BOUNDARY THAT IS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.間(MA) CREATES AN INTERRUPTION OR PAUSE, FOR AWARENESS AND SILENCE. THE OVERARCHING PLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW IS ALSO VITAL.
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