Green Cast Live House, Japan
From series “Unique Living Houses”Year: 2011.
In Japan, you can see the unusual house with a green facade in Odawara. The house called Green Cast is one of the most striking modern attractions. It is an excellent reminder of the fact that even the big cities are a part of nature. Green Cast stands among other buildings with its bright facade decorated with live plants.
The building is located near the railway station of Odawara. The residence occupies area of more than 1 000 square meters. The house was built in 2011. Experts from the renowned design and architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates were working on the project. The cheapest and the most available materials were used to construct the building. Its facade is faced with plates of cast aluminum. Those plates are covered with the special material, decayed styrene foam. It makes the facade look very impressive and harmonious.
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ATM bankomat: 'JA Mishimakannami Taishamae Branch' located in 16 km (
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Fuel station: 'Eneos Hakonesengokuhara SS' in 1.47 km
Supermarket: 'Takamura Milk Shop' in 1.84 km
Parking: 'Parking' in 1.33 km
Police station: 'Kogen Substation' in 0.94 km
Railway station: 'Ubako Station' in 1.11 km
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