Sakura

Rhinebeck, New York

 

Sakura, meaning "cherry tree" was designed as a private weekend retreat for an individual with a deep appreciation of Zen philosophy, the tea ceremony, and its influence on Japanese domestic architecture.  The design of this small house was inspired by 16th Century Japanese "Sukiya," or "Tea House," architecture and attempts to express the ideals of "wabi"-a set of ideals which converted the tea ceremony into an occasion for withdrawal from material concerns and worship of simplicity, purity, and refinement.

 

Design Awards

1994 AIA Chesapeake Bay- Merit Award