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AbstractIn 1986, the Japanese architect Osamu Ishiyama published the book Warau Jūtaku (Laughing House), where he humorously aimed to demonstrate that the houses he designed could be built for less than the average price of a typical house at that time. A decade prior, following the advice of his teacher Kenji Kawai, he embarked on a series of trips to the United States, which eventually led to the production of a series of houses through his company Dam Dan. Ishiyama capitalized on the price difference in building materials by industrializing an assembly process through the importation of containers from North America. These experiences in the realm of assembly laid the foundation for what Ishiyama called Akihabara kankaku (Akihabara Sensibility). Inspired by the Akihabara market, the architect envisioned the home as a self-constructed artifact made from readily available components. ResumenEn 1986 el arquitecto japonés Osamu Ishiyama publicó el libro Warau Jūtaku (Casa de la risa), en el que de una forma jocosa pretendía demostrar que las viviendas que diseñaba podían construirse por debajo del precio medio de una casa típica de la época. Una década antes, aconsejado por su maestro Kenji Kawai, comenzaba un ciclo de viajes a Estados Unidos que desembocarían en la producción de una serie de viviendas con su compañía Dam Dan. Ishiyama aprovechó la diferencia de precio de los materiales de construcción para industrializar un proceso de ensamblaje a través de la importación de contenedores desde Norte América. Estas incursiones en el mundo del ensamblaje cimentaron la idea de Ishiyama en torno a lo que llamó Akihabara kankaku (Sensibilidad Akihabara). El mercado de Akihabara inspiró la idea del arquitecto, de que la vivienda debía ser un artefacto autoconstruido a partir de componentes de fácil adquisición.
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