THE CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND EXPRESSION OF EXTERIOR/INTERIOR FINISHES IN THE WOODEN HOUSES DESIGNED BY TSUCHIURA KAMEKI BEFORE WWII

Abstract

This paper analyzes the construction method and expression of exterior and interior finishes in the houses designed by Tsuchiura Kameki before WWII. Tsuchiura proposed a wooden dry construction system in the 1930s as a low-cost modern urban housing model and applied new materials such as slate board and fiberboard. In many houses, Tsuchiura painted the exterior white to make the joints unobtrusive impression and painted the interior in pale colors to soften the walls as the background of living space. Such exterior and interior presence are unique compared to other architect's dry construction houses.