Overview

location:
Kyoto, Japan
Year:
@2020
Collaborators:
FoldLab
About:
A poetic structure born from the gesture of folding.
Origami-inspired architectural house with folded walls and soft natural lighting

About the

About the

case Project

an origami style interior corridor of a modern house
an origami style interior corridor of a modern house
an origami style interior corridor of a modern house

Description

Description

Paper House is inspired by the delicate art of origami. It transforms fragile folds into strong, habitable planes, creating a space that feels both weightless and warm.

Paper House

Paper House

the Process

the Process

Architects experimented with hand-folded paper models, scanning and translating them into digital surfaces. These were materialized through laser-cut steel ribs and composite panels. Each fold was designed to collect or filter light differently.

deep analaysis

deep analaysis

Paper House challenges the perception of fragility in architecture — proving that delicacy can hold strength, and that stillness can carry motion.

Paper House

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