http://www.nozomi-nakabayashi.com/sketches daily 0.75 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711646817712-8QOC8O061BPUQZZ5XL9T/image.jpg Sketches - Detail of Kura (a Japanese storehouse) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711646817712-8QOC8O061BPUQZZ5XL9T/image.jpg Sketches - Detail of Kura (a Japanese storehouse) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711650747708-RJRQN0MJJP9PK527HK9W/IMG_4222.jpg Sketches - SKETCHING Sketching is connecting dots. Hands connect to the Brain. Ideas filter out from scribbling. Thank you pencil and paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1722945743723-FAQCMKPMGLDDAVXPGLHV/image-asset.jpg Sketches - KIMPIRA Japanese Quick Braised Carrot & Beetroot A quick braised carrot & beetroot recipe. Soy sauce and Sesame oil flavours come through the sweetness of the vegetables. Great with brown rice! Every Saladay recipe series on instagram: @everysaladay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711650692074-YJMNRI903HRHN5YHVTU1/image.jpg Sketches - Detail of Kura (Japanese store house) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711647812007-FDBY0NR2DKXSUWLUM62N/image-asset.jpeg Sketches - Hermel Hut A sketch of a stone hut found in Mt. Hermel. Ingenious use of local materials: stone, tree branches and a piled up prickley bush and tree bark forming the roof waterproofing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711649199911-14A19669E92SMRZEHY2F/hermel7.jpg Sketches Timber lintel was the only element which has aged since the beginning of the stone wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711647956076-E5NWANTQFPVC1B1YF7KW/hermel6.jpg Sketches The irregularlity propped up by little timber noggings… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1506287993482-CKWXXIGQUW5L6ASU80G4/download.jpeg Sketches - Hut On Stilts - In Construction Often, buildings reveal their most attractive state under construction. Temporary floor joists extend beyond the footprint to create scaffolds and working surfaces to aid its construction. Self-sufficient nature of building under construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1681229388601-CJHNSNHNVHGZ9R2699OG/image.jpg Sketches - Hut on Any Ground Square Plan continues to facinate me. The infinite possibility/combination of living space within a square… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1609176211457-CH1SM0DLWNAQUJZMAL0E/HW-04.jpg Sketches A visitor? yes we have a hammock. When you wake up, let’s good morning eachother from above and below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711648739595-0JLZCRU0FFQBJBFART8J/231031_OudGeometry%252BHarmonics%252BStringTuning_Cropped.jpg Sketches - Oud Instrunment Geometry Tuning by ear to the 4th distance? The geometric ratio of the oud follows the harmonic ratios. Neck is 1/3 the string length and the rosette hole on the soundboard located at 1/3 string length as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1397767262058-4TQK2BBOK1N33QDIUXLK/9_TH_SKETCH_01.jpg Sketches - Hut to Float Sometimes an idea comes from a desire to be high off the ground and float. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711648480808-8IC4FGJ1DWFLSFEQA0D2/image.jpg Sketches - Each Sides of its own When a space is small, each side starts to develop its own character: one side may tilt to ask you to recline, another side may bulge out to house a stove and then the eaves extend to allow for an interal soffit and a small writing table… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711649074541-6LRB7Y7MHSEO72QWRWOW/IMG_3929.jpg Sketches - SPRING? SALAD? Yes. Salad combination. Orange, Radish, Dill, Spring onion, Hazelnuts, Lemon Turmeric dressing… Crunchy and watery and herby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1435164479018-4P9YT6ZO3AAH39AQAR9E/image-asset.jpeg Sketches - Hut from Upside Down Hut on Stilts started out from a roof frame. A decision to prefabricate frees one from building from ground up, but rather to build from top down. But always, one must check if your prefabricated pieces fit the narrow lane to the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1397767261020-ZHQVZ3629KNWHZYH8BCZ/9_SS_SKETCH_02.jpg Sketches - Small A wish to sit in a small space with a breeze coming through https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1397767260385-4I9P49UHZN1MXQ7G2RVG/9_PS_SS_SKETCH_01.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1397770246499-STS04BFV51CNAQC6K7LW/oiaiko_01.jpg Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1711651365410-VKZ3IHI6PRZNBDUYT3ZI/9_TH_SKETCH_07-s.jpg Sketches - Fixed off the Tree? At some point, we thought about fixing off three oak trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1408567230205-L1D9OB0LAWRZQFX8KIOB/TH_Sketch.jpg Sketches http://www.nozomi-nakabayashi.com/work daily 1.0 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1451831348717-N9F78FCFM4R0TNO6IIY6/A3_Go%CC%88taplatsen.jpg Projects - Götaplasten Green Systems Competition Team: Maria Glansen (Artistic Director + Graphic Designer) Michael Gates Carlsson (Project Manager) HornUggla Maria Horn & Elsa Uggla (Landscape Architects) Nozomi Nakabayashi (Architectural Designer) Matilda Nilsson (Plant Biology Specialist) Competition Shortlist 2015 The project is a landscape pavilion proposal for Gothenburg Green World Exhibition in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden. The competition called for a vision to contribute in the long term to the green development of the city and the region and to create a series of attractive spaces to live in, work in or visit.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1681301604585-SNCFBZC5ONFUV9SO47NL/treehouse_08.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740368706754-YYU7VGDXMAXXJQZJ54KE/BGEG_Plan-master_COLOUR-Flattened_250207-websitepreview.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740369451303-ZDGACLI09SGB4XRY9X97/nozomi_planter_06-webpreview.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740370413810-32MCVEAKKHTIE5FRHV24/HW-05-PLAN.jpg Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1397764206385-RIJR9235H93BAYV3TDFV/OBS_PERS-BIG.jpg Projects - Observatory Competition Entry Collaboration between Nozomi Nakabayashi, Glen Stellmacher, Mark Torrens and Anna Best. A shortlisted competition entry for Observatory. A proposal of a dismountable mobile artist studio scheme with a participatory community build method. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1399973861220-ID3I8ZWIS6FNLM8EZNYC/Hooke_Park_Big_Shed_%C2%A9Valerie_Bennett_2012_0006.jpg Projects - Big Shed _ AA Design & Make Architectural Association Master of Architecture Course Design & Make Project 2010-2012 Project Credits Students: Nozomi Nakabayashi (Design & Make); Elena Gaider, Eyal Shaviv, Olivia Putihrai, Samuel Nelson, Sanem Alper (Diploma Unit 19) Teaching Team: Martin Self (Program Director); Piers Taylor, Kate Darby (Studio Tutors); Charley Brentnall (Make Tutor) Executive Architect: Mitchell Taylor Workshop (Piers Taylor, Luke Holcombe) Structural Engineer: Atelier One (Aran Chadwick, Luis Fernandez, Elizabeth Bismut, Eva MacNamara) Civil Engineer: Buro Happold (Bob Riley, Joseph Walton) Contractor: Charley Brentnall Timber Testing: Bath University (Prof Richard Harris, Nick Gathercole) Photo by Valerie Bennett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740041138802-GJ9SE1GYWT2W2E8519J1/SmallShed_Interior-s.jpg Projects - Small Shed A small timber-built hut in a backyard garden in London: project collaboration with Elizabeth Cunningham. Constructed from natural, renewable and breathable building materials. Building materials: Douglas fir timber structure, western red cedar roof, recycled denim insulation at roof and expanded cork insulation with lime rendered wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1715117473303-111V0A44BGD8WH38LF4C/IMG_4145.JPG Projects - Oud Making Ever since I first heard the sound of the Oud, I have been wanting to understand what makes the Oud create such a beautiful timbre. After years of dreaming, I finally got a chance to learn the Oud making process with the amazing teacher and Oud luthier Hamid Ghorbanzadeh. The mystical process of a tree becoming sound unfolds. http://www.nozomi-nakabayashi.com/journal daily 0.75 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/19a4bd25-a23f-4c5b-9ba2-7c631498942b/Hermel-doorway-combined.jpg Journal - Make it stand out The wooden lintel was the only material that had weathered and shown the passing of time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/04290328-56f7-4a44-93f3-63ec2f3e12d1/Hermel-pers.JPG Journal - Make it stand out Unassumingly inviting entrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/a62a5e4d-1dd3-4b10-ac0d-8995e25573cd/20230930_165454.jpg Journal - Make it stand out Interior of the house with a cob built wood burning stove at corner. Roof framing built out of found tree branches tied at centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/0b65670c-4408-42dc-b4af-fa29eb922718/IMG_0381.JPG Journal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1e29693e-d2ee-41f8-b06d-53e8ddb21b17/Hermel+plan+layout1.JPG Journal - Make it stand out Plan oriented N-S, Eastern aspect protected under the juniper tree canopy, minimising heat gain from morning sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/6712cf55-3024-4b14-95d3-5376293fda70/Hermel-plan+layout2.JPG Journal - Make it stand out Plan layout with a juniper tree at centre well protected all around with the tree canopy: half-crescent shaped low stone wall forms a pen for the livestock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740222565411-HYQJO1E7AD9GHPYF4IK9/IMG_0500.jpg Journal - Make it stand out Two rooms with a small pen at front: One of the rooms has a wood-burning cob stove at the corner. Interior of the stone wall is rendered with clay-sand-straw base coat with lime rendered top coat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740222411094-PTB2UDO4FVC43JTY878X/5F0D985E-33F1-41D3-B864-60E0C6085BFA.JPG Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/69c3efb7-074e-45a6-ad1e-220e1c14f084/hermel+view.JPG Journal - Make it stand out Looking down onto the valley with a cherry orchard. The green dots of the mature juniper trees continue towards the horison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740222473273-8JCVUZGE2VOKB5Q52AY5/IMG_0440.JPG Journal An image of a kebkab plant (a gorse-type bush plant) surviving the dry spell and the harsh summer sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/d78a5f9b-3de9-411d-af82-efc3fb920273/IMG_0312.JPG Journal - Make it stand out A picture of the stone cylinder roller: a maintenance tool for compacting lime flat roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/529c953f-55ce-4d5a-a254-351a9c943c12/05_Kura-Exterior-WallBuildup.JPG Journal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/6365e5cf-e99c-4db0-b34c-42418f3b931c/06_Kura-Exterior-TomboNawaDetail.JPG Journal - Make it stand out Partially fallen plaster on the wall reveals the hemp ropes embedded onto the earthen plaster for reinforcement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/5d1323e3-a939-48eb-837f-8ddbdadfb56e/01_KURA-Axo_25-0303-Square.jpg Journal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/f4d6c1b8-114e-45ef-884e-86de354d58a8/03_Kura-InteriorView.JPG Journal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/b2aa61b8-84a4-4578-91ea-9805dcbf5e72/01_KURA-Axo_25-0302-Plan+detail.jpg Journal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/e3b930a5-429a-4e64-8483-b76969208db0/02_Kura-ExteriorView.JPG Journal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/07d45b0f-fbdb-4c9e-ab8f-05457990b2d4/PebbleLego-square+child.jpg Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/97b91543-8a04-4f0a-87d5-2ba0fd1b02e4/PebbleLego-square+layout0.jpg Journal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/c93ad397-e5d9-49fe-9b66-c65dcd289dd7/beach+pebble.jpg Journal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/bc178784-7f3a-4014-93cc-1c46d3577c31/Sunken+Growing+Area-Horiz-Long-02.jpg Journal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1397768035466-FAGOD7I45R2DMRVC93SK/pattern_batmanv3.jpg Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740480488267-AQTFTT6M5IOPM09K8SG0/5F0D985E-33F1-41D3-B864-60E0C6085BFA.JPG Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740887930080-OV3FXR282NM9MWPHCDGG/PebbleLego.jpg Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1740891114240-TALT5BDE65FGHOLJG2ED/01_KURA-Axo_25-0302-banner.jpg Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1741006190344-LXAU2WUZPFYGALF4OSCW/Sunken+Growing+Area-Horiz-Long-02.jpg Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1429604990804-8VPSAW3CUECV32KHB8C8/image-asset.jpeg Journal LONDON TIMBER FRAME http://www.nozomi-nakabayashi.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2014-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1424548478610-8WNU9F2PN6NQ9PBZ91SJ/TH_EXT-NE-Corner-v1.jpg portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1424548478610-8WNU9F2PN6NQ9PBZ91SJ/TH_EXT-NE-Corner-v1.jpg portfolio http://www.nozomi-nakabayashi.com/new-gallery-wexley daily 0.75 2024-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1681301604585-SNCFBZC5ONFUV9SO47NL/image-asset.jpeg PROJECTS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1681301604585-SNCFBZC5ONFUV9SO47NL/image-asset.jpeg PROJECTS http://www.nozomi-nakabayashi.com/soil-ecology daily 0.75 2025-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/534d5203e4b0064aec8f7628/1739969636025-A5LVH7KSV5DDP0HY5MV8/BGEG_Plan-master_COLOUR-Flattened_250207.jpg Soil Ecology in a Citylll - Bethnal Green Ecology Garden A project by Bethnal Green Nature Reserve and Teasdale and Hollybush TRA. 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I have been involved in the project as a volunteer grower/gardener. The garden ground historically consisted of low nutrient rubble soil and lawn and we have been working together to improve the soil ecology to support bio diversity. The garden includes apple trees, UK native underplanting, dead hedge, ground bee nest, tiny rubble stone wall and woodland area. 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