As part of the Little Tokyo Design Week event in Los Angeles this past July, deegan day design of Los Angeles and Open A of Japan curated an exhibition of 40 houses from Japan and California called Tokyo/LA Houses. The goal was to highlight 20 Japanese and 20 Californian architectural practices that explore new efficiencies of scale, construction and reduced ecological impact, posing innovative possibilities for the future of small-scale residential design.
As part of their exhibition, many architects also donated a model to auction benefiting the recent disasters in Japan. Although this exhibition only lasted for four short days, they were able to raise over $3,000. Tokyo/LA Houses, with the help of US-Japan Council, started another auction for the remaining models until December 20th on eBay. More information on the auction after the break.
Below are the remaining models listed on eBay:
01. ‘Twin House’ by Predock Frane Architects 02. ‘Off-grid itHouse’ by Taalman Koch Architecture 03. ‘One Window House’ by Touraine Richmond Architects 04. ‘Naka House’ by XTEN Architecture 05. ‘House in Komae’ by Go Hasegawa 06. ‘C-Glass House’ by deegan day design 07. ‘Love House’ by Takeshi Hosaka 08. ‘Rainy/Sunny by Mt Fuji Architects 09. ‘Zenpukuji House’ by Yuko Nagayama & Associates 10. ’2004′ by Hideyuki Nakayama 11. ‘A Life With A Large Opening’ by ON Design 12. ‘The 63.02°’ by SCHEMATA 13. ‘House in Tateyama’ by Makoto Tanijiri 14. ‘Mist House’ by TNA 15. ‘House NA’ by Sou Fujimoto (arrived from Japan in pieces) 16. ‘Rectangle of Light’ by Jun Igarashi
Auctioning models will start at USD $200 and will include shipping. International shipping will be priced accordingly. The auction is conducted under the US-Japan Council with 100% of the proceeds going to aid the disaster relief efforts in Japan.
The full auction listing can be seen on eBay here and all exhibited models in the LA/Tokyo Houses Exhibition can be viewed here.
