Reactive Layering
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- Traditional Japanese buildings are composed of fixed and flexible elements: volumetric and structural elements are fixed, different to movable floor, wall and window elements.
- That division brings a beneficial flexibility to the user, long-term over seasons and years, and also short-term on a daily or hourly basis. The structure provides a framework within movable elements can be adapted, added or degraded depending on climatic changes or social influences.