Japanese modern architectural style, requires simplicity, gives examples

Japan's architectural design style is unique in the world, both in graphic design and industrial design is a leader. Japanese art may be both simple and complex, both serious and grotesque, both chu-chu abstract side, but also has the spirit of realism, which is a blend of East and West. From the Japanese architectural design works seem to see a kind of static, virtual, ethereal realm, more y felt a kind of eastern abstraction. Katsura Imperial Palace, Saikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Construction (or completion) date: 1615~1651 A.D.

Structure and main materials: wood structure

Style: late medieval Japanese Rikyu

Main features: Katsura Rikyu Palace was built by two generations of the Prince, covers an area of 56,000 square meters, which has a Japanese-style garden, Shugakuin-style building complex, as well as the Moon Wave House and the Smile House and other recreational and landscape architecture. There are Japanese-style gardens, the Shugakuin-style complex, and recreational and landscape buildings such as the Wolbo House and Tea House. In terms of architectural style, Katsushika Palace is rich in the Shoin (one of the styles of Japanese living space) and Sukiya (a large-scale tea house) styles. In the history of Japanese architecture, the value of Katsurakuri Palace is that its architectural style is at the interface between the traditional Japanese style and the modern Japanese architectural style, and to a large extent, it is a creative distillation of the previous architectural traditions, and it has a directional significance to the evolution of Japanese architectural styles since then.