'Universal Space'

Shigeru Ban's main focus in his work is to create a 'univeral space' in the design. One way he has done that is by not just using a traditional four wall house with a couple windows splattered about. One exmaple of this would be Wall-less house.

The Wall-less house has no walls technically, but sliding glass panels that hide away instead. It seems to just be one wide open space with a few pieces of furniture scattered about. It is like you areone with nature in this indoor/outdoor house. This house has slidign glass panels that are hidden yet can be rolled out to protect the 'inside' of the house from weather.

Another example of the universal space concept is the Curtain Wall House. The Curtain Wall House has two walls in the back corner and separating the bathroom from the rest of the space, but just two big curtains as the front walls against the street, but like the Wall-less house, it has a glass wall the comes out by the balconies to protect the inside from weather.